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About Gajyani Village

Gajyani is a mid sized village in Chirgaon tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 864, made up of 443 males and 421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajyani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajyani village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chirgaon
Pincode 171208
Area (hectares) 153.31 hectares
Population 864
Male Population 443
Female Population 421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gajyani compares

By the 2011 count Gajyani is the 8th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 153.31 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 954.

Getting to Gajyani

Gajyani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gajyani as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhar Sippan, Dhunana, Diswani and Dumrera. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gajyani

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajyani village had a population of 864. That makes it the 8th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Gajyani village has 443 males and 421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajyani has about 950 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 954.

The pincode recorded for Gajyani is 171208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gajyani covers 153.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gajyani falls under Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Gajyani notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gajyani.

Gajyani is in Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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