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About Ganiyar Village

Ganiyar is a mid sized village in Narwar tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,312, made up of 701 males and 611 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 436.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 435840, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganiyar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganiyar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Narwar
Pincode 435840
Area (hectares) 436.8 hectares
Population 1,312
Male Population 701
Female Population 611
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganiyar compares

By the 2011 count Ganiyar is the 48th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents. Its 436.8 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 836.

Getting to Ganiyar

Ganiyar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ganiyar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ganiyar from other places

Ganiyar lies about 38 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Indergarh, about 34 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ganiyar
Tehsil headquarters Narwar 12 km
Nearest town Karera 19 km
Nearest railway station Indergarh 34 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 38 km

Villages closest to Ganiyar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narwar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Ganiyar

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganiyar village had a population of 1,312. That makes it the 48th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents.

Ganiyar village has 701 males and 611 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganiyar has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 836.

The pincode recorded for Ganiyar is 435840. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganiyar covers 436.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ganiyar falls under Narwar tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ganiyar is Indergarh, about 34 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ganiyar.

Ganiyar is about 38 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganiyar is in Narwar tehsil of Shivpuri district. Narwar is about 12 km away. Karera is about 19 km away. Indergarh is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandpur (2.2 km), Kathegasha (3.0 km) and Naraua (3.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ganiyar today is likely to be higher.

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