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About Gajar Village

Gajar is a small village in Khurai tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 253, made up of 142 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 782 females per 1000 males. The village covers 264.28 hectares hectares.

Gajar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Khurai
Area (hectares) 264.28 hectares
Population 253
Male Population 142
Female Population 111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 782
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gajar compares

By the 2011 count Gajar is the 145th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 798 residents. Its 264.28 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 888.

Getting to Gajar

Gajar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gajar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gajar from other places

Gajar lies about 41 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Relwai Stesan Sumreri, about 7.6 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 Gajar
Nearest railway station Relwai Stesan Sumreri 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Khurai 10 km
District headquarters Sagar 41 km

Villages closest to Gajar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajar village had a population of 253. That makes it the 145th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 798 residents.

Gajar village has 142 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajar has about 782 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

Gajar covers 264.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gajar falls under Khurai tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gajar is Relwai Stesan Sumreri, about 7.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Gajar.

Gajar is about 41 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajar is in Khurai tehsil of Sagar district. Relwai Stesan Sumreri is about 7.6 km away. Khurai is about 10 km away. Sagar is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jharai (1.6 km), Sabdha (1.7 km) and Bilaiya (2.2 km).

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

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