About Gajalghat Village

Gajalghat is a mid sized village in Sonai tehsil, in the district of Cachar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 963, made up of 458 males and 505 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,103 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.97 hectares hectares.

Gajalghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajalghat village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Cachar
Tehsil	Sonai
Area (hectares)	136.97 hectares
Population	963
Male Population	458
Female Population	505
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,103
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gajalghat compares

By the 2011 count Gajalghat is the 123rd largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,521 residents. Its 136.97 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Gajalghat

Gajalghat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gajalghat as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Gajalghat from other places

Gajalghat lies about 28 km from Cachar, and the nearest railway station is Lalabazar, about 24 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 Gajalghat
Tehsil headquarters	Sonai	19 km
Nearest railway station	Lalabazar	24 km
District headquarters	Cachar	28 km
Nearest town	Silchar	30 km

Villages closest to Gajalghat

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

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Common questions about Gajalghat

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajalghat village had a population of 963. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,521 residents.

Gajalghat village has 458 males and 505 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajalghat has about 1103 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Gajalghat covers 136.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gajalghat falls under Sonai tehsil of Cachar district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Gajalghat is Lalabazar, about 24 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gajalghat.

Gajalghat is about 28 km from Cachar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajalghat is in Sonai tehsil of Cachar district. Sonai is about 19 km away. Lalabazar is about 24 km away. Cachar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.