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About Gelpajhar Village

Gelpajhar is a mid sized village in Barama tehsil, in the district of Baksa, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,252, made up of 645 males and 607 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 781346, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gelpajhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gelpajhar village
Description Value
State Assam
District Baksa
Tehsil Barama
Pincode 781346
Area (hectares) 304.98 hectares
Population 1,252
Male Population 645
Female Population 607
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gelpajhar compares

By the 2011 count Gelpajhar is the 20th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,545 residents. Its 304.98 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Gelpajhar

Gelpajhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gelpajhar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dangarmakha, Debacharia, Dipta and Dolbari. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gelpajhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gelpajhar village had a population of 1,252. That makes it the 20th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,545 residents.

Gelpajhar village has 645 males and 607 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gelpajhar has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Gelpajhar is 781346. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gelpajhar covers 304.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gelpajhar falls under Barama tehsil of Baksa district in Assam.

The census record for Gelpajhar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Gelpajhar is in Barama tehsil of Baksa district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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