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About Ganai Village

Ganai is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 160, made up of 76 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,105 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganai village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262552
Area (hectares) 65.64 hectares
Population 160
Male Population 76
Female Population 84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,105
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganai compares

By the 2011 count Ganai is the 162nd largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 65.64 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1103.

Getting to Ganai

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

Ganai lies about 30 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 64 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 Ganai
District headquarters Pithoragarh 30 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 31 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 64 km

Villages closest to Ganai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganai village had a population of 160. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Ganai village has 76 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganai has about 1105 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1103.

The pincode recorded for Ganai is 262552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganai covers 65.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ganai falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ganai is Kathgodam, about 64 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 Ganai.

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

Ganai is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Pithoragarh is about 30 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 30 km away. Didihat is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naini (under 2 km), Hunera (1.6 km) and Nayal (2.5 km).

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

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