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About Gajnod Village

Gajnod is a mid sized village in Badnawar tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,951, made up of 991 males and 960 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 830.65 hectares hectares.

Gajnod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajnod village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Badnawar
Area (hectares) 830.65 hectares
Population 1,951
Male Population 991
Female Population 960
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gajnod compares

By the 2011 count Gajnod is the 31st largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents. Its 830.65 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Gajnod

Gajnod is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gajnod as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gajnod from other places

Gajnod lies about 35 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Barnagar, about 24 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 Gajnod
Tehsil headquarters Badnawar 14 km
Nearest town Badnāwar 14 km
Nearest railway station Barnagar 24 km
District headquarters Dhar 35 km

Villages closest to Gajnod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajnod village had a population of 1,951. That makes it the 31st largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents.

Gajnod village has 991 males and 960 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajnod has about 969 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 982.

Gajnod covers 830.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gajnod falls under Badnawar tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gajnod is Barnagar, about 24 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gajnod.

Gajnod is about 35 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajnod is in Badnawar tehsil of Dhar district. Badnawar is about 14 km away. Badnāwar is about 14 km away. Barnagar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amodiya (2.5 km), Semaliya (2.8 km) and Pratappura (2.8 km).

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

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