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About Ger Village

Ger is a mid sized village in Dungarpur tehsil, in the district of Dungarpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,440, made up of 736 males and 704 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1281.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 314801, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ger Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ger village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Dungarpur
Tehsil Dungarpur
Pincode 314801
Area (hectares) 1281.67 hectares
Population 1,440
Male Population 736
Female Population 704
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ger compares

By the 2011 count Ger is the 118th largest of the 300 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,478 residents. Its 1281.67 hectares work out to about 1.1 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Ger

Ger is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ger as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Ger from other places

Ger lies about 16 km from Dungarpur, and the nearest railway station is Shalashah Thana, about 16 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 Ger
Nearest railway station Shalashah Thana 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Dungarpur 16 km
Nearest town Dūngarpur 16 km

Villages closest to Ger

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ger village had a population of 1,440. That makes it the 118th largest of the 300 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,478 residents.

Ger village has 736 males and 704 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ger has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Ger is 314801. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ger covers 1281.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ger falls under Dungarpur tehsil of Dungarpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Ger is Shalashah Thana, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ger.

Ger is about 16 km from Dungarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ger is in Dungarpur tehsil of Dungarpur district. Shalashah Thana is about 16 km away. Dungarpur is about 16 km away. Dūngarpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Genji (2.5 km), Salampura (2.9 km) and Renta (3.0 km).

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

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