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About Ganka Village

Ganka is a mid sized village in Abu Road tehsil, in the district of Sirohi, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,748, made up of 869 males and 879 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 473 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 307026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganka village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Sirohi
Tehsil Abu Road
Pincode 307026
Area (hectares) 473 hectares
Population 1,748
Male Population 869
Female Population 879
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ganka compares

By the 2011 count Ganka is the 31st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,667 residents. Its 473 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Ganka

Ganka is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ganka as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ganka from other places

Ganka lies about 44 km from Sirohi. 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 Ganka
Tehsil headquarters Abu Road 2.8 km
Nearest town Ābu Road 2.8 km
District headquarters Sirohi 44 km

Villages closest to Ganka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Abu Road 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 Ganka

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganka village had a population of 1,748. That makes it the 31st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,667 residents.

Ganka village has 869 males and 879 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganka has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Ganka is 307026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganka covers 473 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ganka falls under Abu Road tehsil of Sirohi district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Ganka notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ganka.

Ganka is about 44 km from Sirohi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganka is in Abu Road tehsil of Sirohi district. Abu Road is about 2.8 km away. Ābu Road is about 2.8 km away. Sirohi is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umarni (1.8 km), Kyara (2.0 km) and Kyariya (2.0 km).

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

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