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About Gajan Village

Gajan is a mid sized village in Malpur tehsil, in the district of Sabar Kantha, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 827, made up of 421 males and 406 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 390.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 383345, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajan village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Sabar Kantha
Tehsil Malpur
Pincode 383345
Area (hectares) 390.87 hectares
Population 827
Male Population 421
Female Population 406
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gajan compares

By the 2011 count Gajan is the 40th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 933 residents. Its 390.87 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 966.

Getting to Gajan

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

Gajan lies about 78 km from Sabar Kantha, and the nearest railway station is Modasa, about 22 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 Gajan
Tehsil headquarters Malpur 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Modasa 22 km
Nearest town Modāsa 23 km
District headquarters Sabar Kantha 78 km

Villages closest to Gajan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajan village had a population of 827. That makes it the 40th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 933 residents.

Gajan village has 421 males and 406 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajan has about 964 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 966.

The pincode recorded for Gajan is 383345. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gajan covers 390.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gajan falls under Malpur tehsil of Sabar Kantha district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Gajan is Modasa, about 22 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 Gajan.

Gajan is about 78 km from Sabar Kantha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajan is in Malpur tehsil of Sabar Kantha district. Malpur is about 9.8 km away. Modasa is about 22 km away. Modāsa is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhuka Kutari (1.6 km), Agatiya (2.7 km) and Kanela (2.8 km).

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

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