About Gajragarh Village

Gajragarh is a large village in Barachatti tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,019, made up of 1,522 males and 1,497 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112 hectares hectares.

Gajragarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajragarh village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Barachatti
Area (hectares)	112 hectares
Population	3,019
Male Population	1,522
Female Population	1,497
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gajragarh compares

By the 2011 count Gajragarh is the 8th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 112 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Gajragarh

Gajragarh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gajragarh as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gajragarh from other places

Gajragarh lies about 33 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bansinala Halt, about 23 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 Gajragarh
Tehsil headquarters	Barachatti	1.5 km
Nearest town	Bagaha	4.9 km
Nearest railway station	Bansinala Halt	23 km
District headquarters	Gaya	33 km

Villages closest to Gajragarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajragarh village had a population of 3,019. That makes it the 8th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Gajragarh village has 1,522 males and 1,497 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajragarh has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Gajragarh covers 112 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gajragarh falls under Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gajragarh is Bansinala Halt, about 23 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gajragarh.

Gajragarh is about 33 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajragarh is in Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district. Barachatti is about 1.5 km away. Bagaha is about 4.9 km away. Bansinala Halt is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.