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About Gajna Village

Gajna is a mid sized village in Ater tehsil, in the district of Bhind, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,858, made up of 1,006 males and 852 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 791.24 hectares hectares.

Gajna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajna village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Bhind
Tehsil Ater
Area (hectares) 791.24 hectares
Population 1,858
Male Population 1,006
Female Population 852
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 847
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 Gajna compares

By the 2011 count Gajna is the 22nd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,396 residents. Its 791.24 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 844.

Getting to Gajna

Gajna is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gajna 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 Gajna from other places

Gajna lies about 11 km from Bhind, and the nearest railway station is Phoop, about 8.5 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 Gajna
Nearest railway station Phoop 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Ater 11 km
District headquarters Bhind 11 km

Villages closest to Gajna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajna village had a population of 1,858. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,396 residents.

Gajna village has 1,006 males and 852 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajna has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 844.

Gajna covers 791.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gajna falls under Ater tehsil of Bhind district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gajna is Phoop, about 8.5 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 Gajna.

Gajna is about 11 km from Bhind in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajna is in Ater tehsil of Bhind district. Phoop is about 8.5 km away. Ater is about 11 km away. Bhind is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dulhagan (under 2 km), Sanglitor (3.0 km) and Bhagwantpura (3.2 km).

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

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