About Ganighasa Village

Ganighasa is a mid sized village in Lahunipara tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 559, made up of 290 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 455 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganighasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganighasa village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Sundargarh
Tehsil	Lahunipara
Pincode	770040
Area (hectares)	455 hectares
Population	559
Male Population	290
Female Population	269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	928
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganighasa compares

By the 2011 count Ganighasa is the 31st largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 454 residents. Its 455 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1038.

Getting to Ganighasa

Ganighasa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ganighasa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ganighasa from other places

Ganighasa lies about 106 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Gaganaposh, about 6.5 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 Ganighasa
Nearest railway station	Gaganaposh	6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lahunipara	9.8 km
Nearest town	Raurkela Industrial Township	40 km
District headquarters	Sundargarh	106 km

Villages closest to Ganighasa

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

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Common questions about Ganighasa

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganighasa village had a population of 559. That makes it the 31st largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 454 residents.

Ganighasa village has 290 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganighasa has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Ganighasa is 770040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganighasa covers 455 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ganighasa falls under Lahunipara tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Ganighasa is Gaganaposh, about 6.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ganighasa.

Ganighasa is about 106 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganighasa is in Lahunipara tehsil of Sundargarh district. Gaganaposh is about 6.5 km away. Lahunipara is about 9.8 km away. Raurkela Industrial Township is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.