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About Gajhandi Village

Gajhandi is a mid sized village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,170, made up of 556 males and 614 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,104 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajhandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajhandi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 824232
Area (hectares) 60 hectares
Population 1,170
Male Population 556
Female Population 614
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,104
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 Gajhandi compares

By the 2011 count Gajhandi is the 66th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents. Its 60 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Gajhandi

Gajhandi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gajhandi 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. The nearest villages by name are Dumri Chatti, Dundu, Ekamman and Fatehpur. 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 Gajhandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajhandi village had a population of 1,170. That makes it the 66th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents.

Gajhandi village has 556 males and 614 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajhandi has about 1104 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Gajhandi is 824232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gajhandi covers 60 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gajhandi falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The census record for Gajhandi notes the nearest railway station 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 Gajhandi.

Gajhandi is in Fatehpur tehsil of Gaya 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 Gajhandi today is likely to be higher.

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