About Gajwa Village

Gajwa is a small village in Renuka tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 249, made up of 130 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajwa village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Renuka
Pincode	173023
Area (hectares)	236 hectares
Population	249
Male Population	130
Female Population	119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gajwa compares

By the 2011 count Gajwa is the 60th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 640 residents. Its 236 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Gajwa

Gajwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gajwa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Gajwa from other places

Gajwa lies about 14 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 49 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 Gajwa
Tehsil headquarters	Renuka	14 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	14 km
Nearest town	Pāonta Sāhib	32 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	49 km

Villages closest to Gajwa

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

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Common questions about Gajwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajwa village had a population of 249. That makes it the 60th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 640 residents.

Gajwa village has 130 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajwa has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Gajwa is 173023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gajwa covers 236 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gajwa falls under Renuka tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gajwa is Salogra, about 49 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gajwa.

Gajwa is about 14 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajwa is in Renuka tehsil of Sirmaur district. Renuka is about 14 km away. Sirmaur is about 14 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.