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About Gajanpur Village

Gajanpur is a mid sized village in Seoni Malwa tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,357, made up of 696 males and 661 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 805.27 hectares hectares.

Gajanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajanpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Seoni Malwa
Area (hectares) 805.27 hectares
Population 1,357
Male Population 696
Female Population 661
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gajanpur compares

By the 2011 count Gajanpur is the 31st largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 805.27 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Gajanpur

Gajanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gajanpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gajanpur from other places

Gajanpur lies about 38 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Banapura, about 4.4 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 Gajanpur
Nearest railway station Banapura 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Seoni Malwa 6.2 km
Nearest town Seoni Mālwa 6.2 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 38 km

Villages closest to Gajanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Seoni Malwa 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 Gajanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajanpur village had a population of 1,357. That makes it the 31st largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Gajanpur village has 696 males and 661 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajanpur has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Gajanpur covers 805.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gajanpur falls under Seoni Malwa tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gajanpur is Banapura, about 4.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gajanpur.

Gajanpur is about 38 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajanpur is in Seoni Malwa tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Banapura is about 4.4 km away. Seoni Malwa is about 6.2 km away. Seoni Mālwa is about 6.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nimanpur (1.9 km), Kahariya (2.1 km) and Bhamedi (2.8 km).

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

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