About Gajha Village

Gajha is a small village in Silli tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 340, made up of 162 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,099 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajha village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Silli
Pincode	835102
Area (hectares)	88 hectares
Population	340
Male Population	162
Female Population	178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,099
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gajha compares

By the 2011 count Gajha is the 74th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,068 residents. Its 88 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Gajha

Gajha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gajha 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gajha from other places

Gajha lies about 22 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Tangarbansali, about 6.6 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 Gajha
Nearest railway station	Tangarbansali	6.6 km
Nearest town	Rātu	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Silli	22 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	22 km

Villages closest to Gajha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajha village had a population of 340. That makes it the 74th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,068 residents.

Gajha village has 162 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajha has about 1099 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Gajha is 835102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gajha covers 88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gajha falls under Silli tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gajha is Tangarbansali, about 6.6 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 10+ km distance for Gajha.

Gajha is about 22 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajha is in Silli tehsil of Ranchi district. Tangarbansali is about 6.6 km away. Rātu is about 11 km away. Silli is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.