About Gajanda Village

Gajanda is a mid sized village in Meherma tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,412, made up of 742 males and 670 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajanda village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Meherma
Pincode	814165
Area (hectares)	163 hectares
Population	1,412
Male Population	742
Female Population	670
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gajanda compares

By the 2011 count Gajanda is the 39th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 163 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Gajanda

Gajanda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gajanda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Gajanda from other places

Gajanda lies about 33 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 16 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 Gajanda
Nearest railway station	Ekchari	16 km
Nearest town	Colgong	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Meherma	33 km
District headquarters	Godda	33 km

Villages closest to Gajanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajanda village had a population of 1,412. That makes it the 39th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Gajanda village has 742 males and 670 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajanda has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Gajanda is 814165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gajanda covers 163 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gajanda falls under Meherma tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gajanda is Ekchari, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gajanda.

Gajanda is about 33 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajanda is in Meherma tehsil of Godda district. Ekchari is about 16 km away. Colgong is about 18 km away. Meherma is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.