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About Gajaura Village

Gajaura is a large village in Pichhore tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,997, made up of 1,556 males and 1,441 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1249.46 hectares hectares.

Gajaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajaura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Pichhore
Area (hectares) 1249.46 hectares
Population 2,997
Male Population 1,556
Female Population 1,441
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gajaura compares

By the 2011 count Gajaura is the 15th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,408 residents. Its 1249.46 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Gajaura

Gajaura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gajaura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gajaura from other places

Gajaura lies about 63 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Basai, about 19 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 Gajaura
Tehsil headquarters Pichhore 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Basai 19 km
Nearest town Bāmor Kalān 28 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 63 km

Villages closest to Gajaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajaura village had a population of 2,997. That makes it the 15th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,408 residents.

Gajaura village has 1,556 males and 1,441 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajaura has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 877.

Gajaura covers 1249.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gajaura falls under Pichhore tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gajaura is Basai, about 19 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gajaura.

Gajaura is about 63 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajaura is in Pichhore tehsil of Shivpuri district. Pichhore is about 4.3 km away. Basai is about 19 km away. Bāmor Kalān is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nayagaon (under 2 km), Devgarh (2.3 km) and Manpur (3.0 km).

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

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