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About Gajhanda Village

Gajhanda is a small village in Madhupur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 455, made up of 237 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajhanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajhanda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Madhupur
Pincode 814152
Area (hectares) 120 hectares
Population 455
Male Population 237
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gajhanda compares

By the 2011 count Gajhanda is the 100th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 120 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Gajhanda

Gajhanda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gajhanda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dulampur, Dulidih, Durgapur and Fatehpur. 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 Gajhanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajhanda village had a population of 455. That makes it the 100th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Gajhanda village has 237 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajhanda has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Gajhanda is 814152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gajhanda covers 120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gajhanda falls under Madhupur tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Gajhanda notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gajhanda.

Gajhanda is in Madhupur tehsil of Deoghar 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 Gajhanda today is likely to be higher.

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