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About Ajagarkhar Village

Ajagarkhar is a mid sized village in Basna tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 702, made up of 348 males and 354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 283.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493555, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ajagarkhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ajagarkhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Basna
Pincode 493555
Area (hectares) 283.27 hectares
Population 702
Male Population 348
Female Population 354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ajagarkhar compares

By the 2011 count Ajagarkhar is the 99th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 767 residents. Its 283.27 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Ajagarkhar

Ajagarkhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ajagarkhar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Ajagarkhar from other places

Ajagarkhar lies about 84 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Bagbahra, about 63 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 Ajagarkhar
Tehsil headquarters Basna 18 km
Nearest town Saraipali 24 km
Nearest railway station Bagbahra 63 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 84 km

Villages closest to Ajagarkhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ajagarkhar village had a population of 702. That makes it the 99th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 767 residents.

Ajagarkhar village has 348 males and 354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ajagarkhar has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Ajagarkhar is 493555. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ajagarkhar covers 283.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ajagarkhar falls under Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ajagarkhar is Bagbahra, about 63 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ajagarkhar.

Ajagarkhar is about 84 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ajagarkhar is in Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district. Basna is about 18 km away. Saraipali is about 24 km away. Bagbahra is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hadapathara (under 2 km), Hadapathara Tukda (under 2 km) and Tangapasa (under 2 km).

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

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