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About Ganjegaon Village

Ganjegaon is a large village in Umarkhed tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,204, made up of 1,102 males and 1,102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1282 hectares hectares.

Ganjegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganjegaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Umarkhed
Area (hectares) 1282 hectares
Population 2,204
Male Population 1,102
Female Population 1,102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganjegaon compares

By the 2011 count Ganjegaon is the 26th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,695 residents. Its 1282 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 967.

Getting to Ganjegaon

Ganjegaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ganjegaon 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ganjegaon from other places

Ganjegaon lies about 101 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Himayatnagar, about 12 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 Ganjegaon
Nearest railway station Himayatnagar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Umarkhed 19 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 101 km

Villages closest to Ganjegaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Umarkhed 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 Ganjegaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganjegaon village had a population of 2,204. That makes it the 26th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,695 residents.

Ganjegaon village has 1,102 males and 1,102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganjegaon has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Ganjegaon covers 1282 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ganjegaon falls under Umarkhed tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ganjegaon is Himayatnagar, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ganjegaon.

Ganjegaon is about 101 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganjegaon is in Umarkhed tehsil of Yavatmal district. Himayatnagar is about 12 km away. Umarkhed is about 19 km away. Yavatmal is about 101 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sindgi (2.3 km), Soit (3.0 km) and Sawaleshwar (4.0 km).

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

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