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About Gijna Village

Gijna is a mid sized village in Obra tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 890, made up of 476 males and 414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111 hectares hectares.

Gijna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gijna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Obra
Area (hectares) 111 hectares
Population 890
Male Population 476
Female Population 414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gijna compares

By the 2011 count Gijna is the 75th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents. Its 111 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Gijna

Gijna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gijna as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Gijna from other places

Gijna lies about 14 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Anugraha Narayan Road, about 2.0 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 Gijna
Nearest railway station Anugraha Narayan Road 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Obra 5.0 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 14 km
Nearest town Aurangābād 14 km

Villages closest to Gijna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gijna village had a population of 890. That makes it the 75th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents.

Gijna village has 476 males and 414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gijna has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Gijna covers 111 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gijna falls under Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gijna is Anugraha Narayan Road, about 2.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gijna.

Gijna is about 14 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gijna is in Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district. Anugraha Narayan Road is about 2.0 km away. Obra is about 5.0 km away. Aurangabad is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhawa (under 2 km), Dhanawan (under 2 km) and Chichmhi (under 2 km).

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

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