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About Gajaut Village

Gajaut is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 44, made up of 17 males and 27 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,588 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajaut Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajaut village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 21.73 hectares
Population 44
Male Population 17
Female Population 27
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,588
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gajaut compares

By the 2011 count Gajaut is the 354th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 21.73 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Gajaut

Gajaut is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gajaut as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gajaut from other places

Gajaut lies about 21 km from Shimla. 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 Gajaut
Tehsil headquarters Theog 4.1 km
District headquarters Shimla 21 km

Villages closest to Gajaut

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajaut village had a population of 44. That makes it the 354th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Gajaut village has 17 males and 27 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajaut has about 1588 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Gajaut is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gajaut covers 21.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gajaut falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gajaut.

Gajaut is about 21 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajaut is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 4.1 km away. Shimla is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaut (under 2 km), Baila Janrori (under 2 km) and Gijari (under 2 km).

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

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