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About Ganota Village

Ganota is a mid sized village in Moonak tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 977, made up of 516 males and 461 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganota village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Moonak
Pincode 148033
Area (hectares) 222 hectares
Population 977
Male Population 516
Female Population 461
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ganota compares

By the 2011 count Ganota is the 40th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,218 residents. Its 222 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Ganota

Ganota is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ganota as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ganota from other places

Ganota lies about 53 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Himmatpura, about 4.4 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 Ganota
Nearest railway station Himmatpura 4.4 km
Nearest town Tohāna 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Moonak 6.4 km
District headquarters Sangrur 53 km

Villages closest to Ganota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganota village had a population of 977. That makes it the 40th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,218 residents.

Ganota village has 516 males and 461 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganota has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Ganota is 148033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganota covers 222 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ganota falls under Moonak tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ganota is Himmatpura, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ganota.

Ganota is about 53 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganota is in Moonak tehsil of Sangrur district. Himmatpura is about 4.4 km away. Tohāna is about 6.1 km away. Moonak is about 6.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Babangarh Alias Ghamur Ghat (under 2 km), Rampura Gujran (under 2 km) and Kudni (3.1 km).

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

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