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About Ganganagar Village

Ganganagar is a mid sized village in Khandar tehsil, in the district of Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 794, made up of 429 males and 365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 322001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganganagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganganagar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Sawai Madhopur
Tehsil Khandar
Pincode 322001
Area (hectares) 64.36 hectares
Population 794
Male Population 429
Female Population 365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganganagar compares

By the 2011 count Ganganagar is the 58th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,083 residents. Its 64.36 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 868.

Getting to Ganganagar

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

Ganganagar lies about 19 km from Sawai Madhopur, and the nearest railway station is Kushtala, about 17 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 Ganganagar
Nearest railway station Kushtala 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Khandar 17 km
District headquarters Sawai Madhopur 19 km

Villages closest to Ganganagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganganagar village had a population of 794. That makes it the 58th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,083 residents.

Ganganagar village has 429 males and 365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganganagar has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 868.

The pincode recorded for Ganganagar is 322001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganganagar covers 64.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ganganagar falls under Khandar tehsil of Sawai Madhopur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Ganganagar is Kushtala, about 17 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 Ganganagar.

Ganganagar is about 19 km from Sawai Madhopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganganagar is in Khandar tehsil of Sawai Madhopur district. Kushtala is about 17 km away. Khandar is about 17 km away. Sawai Madhopur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Allapur (under 2 km), Chhan (1.9 km) and Chhandal Chhandali (1.9 km).

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

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