About Ajab Village

Ajab is one of the larger villages in Keshod tehsil, in the district of Junagadh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,026, made up of 4,105 males and 3,921 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3238.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 362229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ajab Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ajab village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Junagadh
Tehsil	Keshod
Pincode	362229
Area (hectares)	3238.08 hectares
Population	8,026
Male Population	4,105
Female Population	3,921
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ajab compares

By the 2011 count Ajab is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,237 residents. Its 3238.08 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Ajab

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

Ajab lies about 30 km from Junagadh, and the nearest railway station is Keshod, about 11 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 Ajab
Nearest railway station	Keshod	11 km
District headquarters	Junagadh	30 km

Villages closest to Ajab

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ajab village had a population of 8,026. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,237 residents.

Ajab village has 4,105 males and 3,921 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ajab has about 955 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 948.

The pincode recorded for Ajab is 362229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ajab covers 3238.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ajab falls under Keshod tehsil of Junagadh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Ajab is Keshod, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ajab.

Ajab is about 30 km from Junagadh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ajab is in Keshod tehsil of Junagadh district. Keshod is about 11 km away. Junagadh is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.