Skip to main content

About Gajni Village

Gajni is a mid sized village in Kairo tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,781, made up of 873 males and 908 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 488.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajni village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Kairo
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 488.19 hectares
Population 1,781
Male Population 873
Female Population 908
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gajni compares

By the 2011 count Gajni is the 7th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents. Its 488.19 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Gajni

Gajni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gajni as Available within 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gajni from other places

Gajni lies about 20 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Nagjua, about 3.2 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 Gajni
Nearest railway station Nagjua 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kairo 16 km
District headquarters Lohardaga 20 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 20 km

Villages closest to Gajni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajni village had a population of 1,781. That makes it the 7th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents.

Gajni village has 873 males and 908 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajni has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1019.

The pincode recorded for Gajni is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gajni covers 488.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gajni falls under Kairo tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gajni is Nagjua, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Gajni is about 20 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajni is in Kairo tehsil of Lohardaga district. Nagjua is about 3.2 km away. Kairo is about 16 km away. Lohardaga is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garadih (under 2 km), Ulti (under 2 km) and Mahuari (1.9 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.