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About Ajga Village

Ajga is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 262, made up of 126 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ajga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ajga village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Pachhad
Pincode 173223
Area (hectares) 179 hectares
Population 262
Male Population 126
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,079
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ajga compares

By the 2011 count Ajga is the 58th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 179 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Ajga

Ajga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ajga 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ajga from other places

Ajga lies about 21 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 19 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 Ajga
Nearest railway station Salogra 19 km
Nearest town Solan 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Pachhad 21 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 21 km

Villages closest to Ajga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ajga village had a population of 262. That makes it the 58th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Ajga village has 126 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ajga has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Ajga is 173223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ajga covers 179 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ajga falls under Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ajga is Salogra, about 19 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 village for Ajga.

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

Ajga is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Salogra is about 19 km away. Solan is about 19 km away. Pachhad 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 Pab (4.3 km), Gadshaya (5.1 km) and Lana Shalora (5.4 km).

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

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