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About Gajna Village

Gajna is a mid sized village in Nabinagar tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 704, made up of 344 males and 360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Nabinagar
Pincode 824302
Area (hectares) 136 hectares
Population 704
Male Population 344
Female Population 360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gajna compares

By the 2011 count Gajna is the 132nd largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 940 residents. Its 136 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Gajna

Gajna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gajna as Available within 5 - 10 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gajna from other places

Gajna lies about 39 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Japla, about 9.6 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 Gajna
Nearest railway station Japla 9.6 km
Nearest town Husainābād 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Nabinagar 11 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 39 km

Villages closest to Gajna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajna village had a population of 704. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 940 residents.

Gajna village has 344 males and 360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajna has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Gajna is 824302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gajna covers 136 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gajna falls under Nabinagar tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gajna is Japla, about 9.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gajna.

Gajna is about 39 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajna is in Nabinagar tehsil of Aurangabad district. Japla is about 9.6 km away. Husainābād is about 9.6 km away. Nabinagar is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khapar Manda (1.8 km), Mungia (1.9 km) and Bhataulia (1.9 km).

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

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