About Ghejan Village

Ghejan is a mid sized village in Ratni Faridpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,537, made up of 819 males and 718 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204 hectares hectares.

Ghejan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghejan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jehanabad
Tehsil	Ratni Faridpur
Area (hectares)	204 hectares
Population	1,537
Male Population	819
Female Population	718
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	877
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghejan compares

By the 2011 count Ghejan is the 29th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents. Its 204 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Ghejan

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

How far is Ghejan from other places

Ghejan lies about 19 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Wanabar Halt, about 8.6 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 Ghejan
Nearest town	Makhdumpur	8.3 km
Nearest railway station	Wanabar Halt	8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ratni Faridpur	10 km
District headquarters	Jehanabad	19 km

Villages closest to Ghejan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ratni Faridpur 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 Ghejan

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghejan village had a population of 1,537. That makes it the 29th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents.

Ghejan village has 819 males and 718 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghejan has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

Ghejan covers 204 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghejan falls under Ratni Faridpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghejan is Wanabar Halt, about 8.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghejan.

Ghejan is about 19 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghejan is in Ratni Faridpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Makhdumpur is about 8.3 km away. Wanabar Halt is about 8.6 km away. Ratni Faridpur is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.