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About Ajodhya Village

Ajodhya is a mid sized village in Taljhari tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,181, made up of 594 males and 587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ajodhya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ajodhya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Taljhari
Pincode 816116
Area (hectares) 186.06 hectares
Population 1,181
Male Population 594
Female Population 587
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ajodhya compares

By the 2011 count Ajodhya is the 18th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 383 residents. Its 186.06 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Ajodhya

Ajodhya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ajodhya as Available within 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ajodhya from other places

Ajodhya lies about 29 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Tinpahar Junction, about 3.1 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 Ajodhya
Nearest railway station Tinpahar Junction 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Taljhari 10 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 14 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 29 km

Villages closest to Ajodhya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ajodhya village had a population of 1,181. That makes it the 18th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 383 residents.

Ajodhya village has 594 males and 587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ajodhya has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Ajodhya is 816116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ajodhya covers 186.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ajodhya falls under Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ajodhya is Tinpahar Junction, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ajodhya.

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

Ajodhya is in Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district. Tinpahar Junction is about 3.1 km away. Taljhari is about 10 km away. Rājmahal is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hisiganj (under 2 km), Kesakhapar (under 2 km) and Sagarbhanga (1.6 km).

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

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