About Ghanau Village

Ghanau is a large village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Churu, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,291, made up of 1,669 males and 1,622 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2439.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 331023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghanau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghanau village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Churu
Tehsil	Rajgarh
Pincode	331023
Area (hectares)	2439.14 hectares
Population	3,291
Male Population	1,669
Female Population	1,622
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghanau compares

By the 2011 count Ghanau is the 13th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,409 residents. Its 2439.14 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Ghanau

Ghanau is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghanau as Available within village. 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 Ghanau from other places

Ghanau lies about 60 km from Churu, and the nearest railway station is Hansiawas, about 10 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 Ghanau
Nearest railway station	Hansiawas	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajgarh	17 km
Nearest town	Rājgarh	17 km
District headquarters	Churu	60 km

Villages closest to Ghanau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghanau village had a population of 3,291. That makes it the 13th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,409 residents.

Ghanau village has 1,669 males and 1,622 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghanau has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Ghanau is 331023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghanau covers 2439.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghanau falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Churu district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Ghanau is Hansiawas, about 10 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 village for Ghanau.

Ghanau is about 60 km from Churu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghanau is in Rajgarh tehsil of Churu district. Hansiawas is about 10 km away. Rajgarh is about 17 km away. Rājgarh is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.