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About Ganjad Village

Ganjad is a mid sized village in Dahanu tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,966, made up of 954 males and 1,012 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2805 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 401602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganjad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganjad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Dahanu
Pincode 401602
Area (hectares) 2805 hectares
Population 1,966
Male Population 954
Female Population 1,012
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganjad compares

By the 2011 count Ganjad is the 60th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,969 residents. Its 2805 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Ganjad

Ganjad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ganjad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Diwashi, Gadchinchale, Ganeshbag and Gangangaon. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Ganjad

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganjad village had a population of 1,966. That makes it the 60th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,969 residents.

Ganjad village has 954 males and 1,012 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganjad has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Ganjad is 401602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganjad covers 2805 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ganjad falls under Dahanu tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Ganjad notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ganjad.

Ganjad is in Dahanu tehsil of Thane district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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