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About Ajiyatu Village

Ajiyatu is a mid sized village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 627, made up of 313 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ajiyatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ajiyatu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Ghaghra
Pincode 835331
Area (hectares) 215.55 hectares
Population 627
Male Population 313
Female Population 314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ajiyatu compares

By the 2011 count Ajiyatu is the 72nd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 215.55 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Ajiyatu

Ajiyatu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ajiyatu as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Ajiyatu from other places

Ajiyatu lies about 29 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 30 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 Ajiyatu
Tehsil headquarters Ghaghra 9.4 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 27 km
District headquarters Gumla 29 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 30 km

Villages closest to Ajiyatu

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

Common questions about Ajiyatu

As per the Census of India 2011, Ajiyatu village had a population of 627. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Ajiyatu village has 313 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ajiyatu has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Ajiyatu is 835331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ajiyatu covers 215.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ajiyatu falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ajiyatu is Lohardaga, about 30 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ajiyatu.

Ajiyatu is about 29 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ajiyatu is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 9.4 km away. Lohārdagā is about 27 km away. Gumla is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhota Ajiyatu (under 2 km), Adar (1.8 km) and Ghutti (1.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ajiyatu today is likely to be higher.

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