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About Gajnai Village

Gajnai is a small village in Sohagpur tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 445, made up of 240 males and 205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 368.668 hectares hectares.

Gajnai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajnai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Sohagpur
Area (hectares) 368.668 hectares
Population 445
Male Population 240
Female Population 205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
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 Gajnai compares

By the 2011 count Gajnai is the 100th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 783 residents. Its 368.668 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Gajnai

Gajnai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gajnai 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 Gajnai from other places

Gajnai lies about 48 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Sobhapur, about 18 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 Gajnai
Nearest town Bareli 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Sohagpur 18 km
Nearest railway station Sobhapur 18 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 48 km

Villages closest to Gajnai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajnai village had a population of 445. That makes it the 100th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 783 residents.

Gajnai village has 240 males and 205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajnai has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Gajnai covers 368.668 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gajnai falls under Sohagpur tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gajnai is Sobhapur, about 18 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 Gajnai.

Gajnai is about 48 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajnai is in Sohagpur tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Bareli is about 17 km away. Sohagpur is about 18 km away. Sobhapur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sankala (under 2 km), Daringa (3.0 km) and Sonsar Kheda (3.3 km).

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

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