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About Ganj Village

Ganj is a large village in Kishangarh Bas tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,532, made up of 1,948 males and 1,584 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 813 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganj village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Kishangarh Bas
Pincode 301405
Area (hectares) 121 hectares
Population 3,532
Male Population 1,948
Female Population 1,584
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 813
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ganj compares

By the 2011 count Ganj is the 6th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents. Its 121 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Ganj

Ganj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ganj as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ganj from other places

Ganj lies about 30 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Khairthal, about 8.2 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 Ganj
Nearest railway station Khairthal 8.2 km
Nearest town Khairtal 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Kishangarh Bas 30 km
District headquarters Alwar 30 km

Villages closest to Ganj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kishangarh Bas 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 Ganj

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganj village had a population of 3,532. That makes it the 6th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents.

Ganj village has 1,948 males and 1,584 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganj has about 813 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Ganj is 301405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganj covers 121 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ganj falls under Kishangarh Bas tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Ganj is Khairthal, about 8.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ganj.

Ganj is about 30 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganj is in Kishangarh Bas tehsil of Alwar district. Khairthal is about 8.2 km away. Khairtal is about 8.4 km away. Kishangarh Bas is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kishangarh (under 2 km), Tahnoli (under 2 km) and Tanka Heri (1.6 km).

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

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