About Gajna Village

Gajna is a mid sized village in Jogapatti tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,565, made up of 838 males and 727 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845438, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajna village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil	Jogapatti
Pincode	845438
Area (hectares)	112.1 hectares
Population	1,565
Male Population	838
Female Population	727
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	868
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gajna compares

By the 2011 count Gajna is the 53rd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,361 residents. Its 112.1 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Gajna

Gajna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gajna 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 5 - 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 20 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Gauri Sriram, about 16 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
Tehsil headquarters	Jogapatti	4.8 km
Nearest railway station	Gauri Sriram	16 km
Nearest town	Bettiah	19 km
District headquarters	Pashchim Champaran	20 km

Villages closest to Gajna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajna village had a population of 1,565. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,361 residents.

Gajna village has 838 males and 727 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajna has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Gajna is 845438. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gajna covers 112.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gajna falls under Jogapatti tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gajna is Gauri Sriram, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gajna.

Gajna is about 20 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajna is in Jogapatti tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Jogapatti is about 4.8 km away. Gauri Sriram is about 16 km away. Bettiah is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.