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About Gajna Village

Gajna is a small village in Nainpur tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 414, made up of 205 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 328.18 hectares hectares.

Gajna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajna village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Nainpur
Area (hectares) 328.18 hectares
Population 414
Male Population 205
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gajna compares

By the 2011 count Gajna is the 107th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 834 residents. Its 328.18 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Gajna

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

Gajna lies about 20 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Pindrai, about 16 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 Pindrai 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Nainpur 18 km
District headquarters Mandla 20 km

Villages closest to Gajna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nainpur 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 414. That makes it the 107th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 834 residents.

Gajna village has 205 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajna has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1021.

Gajna covers 328.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gajna falls under Nainpur tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gajna is Pindrai, about 16 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 <5 km distance for Gajna.

Gajna is about 20 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajna is in Nainpur tehsil of Mandla district. Pindrai is about 16 km away. Nainpur is about 18 km away. Mandla is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghurwada (under 2 km), Kokiwada (under 2 km) and Patha Sihora (1.7 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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