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About Gajanvav Village

Gajanvav is a large village in Dhrangadhra tehsil, in the district of Surendranagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,331, made up of 1,202 males and 1,129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1718.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 363310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajanvav Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajanvav village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Surendranagar
Tehsil Dhrangadhra
Pincode 363310
Area (hectares) 1718.31 hectares
Population 2,331
Male Population 1,202
Female Population 1,129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gajanvav compares

By the 2011 count Gajanvav is the 26th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,268 residents. Its 1718.31 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Gajanvav

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

Gajanvav lies about 33 km from Surendranagar, and the nearest railway station is Ghanshyamgadh Road, about 10 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 Gajanvav
Nearest railway station Ghanshyamgadh Road 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhrangadhra 11 km
Nearest town Dhrāngadhra 11 km
District headquarters Surendranagar 33 km

Villages closest to Gajanvav

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajanvav village had a population of 2,331. That makes it the 26th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,268 residents.

Gajanvav village has 1,202 males and 1,129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajanvav has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Gajanvav is 363310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gajanvav covers 1718.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gajanvav falls under Dhrangadhra tehsil of Surendranagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Gajanvav is Ghanshyamgadh Road, about 10 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 Gajanvav.

Gajanvav is about 33 km from Surendranagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajanvav is in Dhrangadhra tehsil of Surendranagar district. Ghanshyamgadh Road is about 10 km away. Dhrangadhra is about 11 km away. Dhrāngadhra is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narichana (5.5 km), Mota Ankevaliya (9.8 km) and Kondh (10 km).

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

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