About Gajwa Village

Gajwa is a large village in Pratappur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,722, made up of 1,440 males and 1,282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 744 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajwa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Chatra
Tehsil	Pratappur
Pincode	825404
Area (hectares)	744 hectares
Population	2,722
Male Population	1,440
Female Population	1,282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	890
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gajwa compares

By the 2011 count Gajwa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 717 residents. Its 744 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

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 10+ km distance. 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 Dumarwar, Dumri, Dundu and Durgahi Bishunpur. 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.

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Common questions about Gajwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajwa village had a population of 2,722. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 717 residents.

Gajwa village has 1,440 males and 1,282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajwa has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Gajwa is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gajwa covers 744 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gajwa falls under Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gajwa.

Gajwa is in Pratappur tehsil of Chatra 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.