About Gajhanda Village

Gajhanda is a mid sized village in Thakurgangti tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 530, made up of 297 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 785 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajhanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajhanda village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Thakurgangti
Pincode	813208
Area (hectares)	67.57 hectares
Population	530
Male Population	297
Female Population	233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	785
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gajhanda compares

By the 2011 count Gajhanda is the 57th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 67.57 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gajhanda from other places

Gajhanda 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 Gajhanda
Tehsil headquarters	Thakurgangti	15 km
Nearest railway station	Ekchari	16 km
Nearest town	Colgong	18 km
District headquarters	Godda	33 km

Villages closest to Gajhanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajhanda village had a population of 530. That makes it the 57th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Gajhanda village has 297 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajhanda has about 785 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Gajhanda is 813208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gajhanda covers 67.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gajhanda falls under Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gajhanda 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 10+ km distance for Gajhanda.

Gajhanda 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.

Gajhanda is in Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district. Thakurgangti is about 15 km away. Ekchari is about 16 km away. Colgong is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.