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About Gajhet Village

Gajhet is a small village in Pohri tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 105, made up of 61 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 721 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133 hectares hectares.

Gajhet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajhet village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Pohri
Area (hectares) 133 hectares
Population 105
Male Population 61
Female Population 44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 721
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 Gajhet compares

By the 2011 count Gajhet is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 878 residents. Its 133 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 875.

Getting to Gajhet

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

Gajhet lies about 48 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Rayshree, about 42 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 Gajhet
Tehsil headquarters Pohri 20 km
Nearest railway station Rayshree 42 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 48 km

Villages closest to Gajhet

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajhet village had a population of 105. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 878 residents.

Gajhet village has 61 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajhet has about 721 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 875.

Gajhet covers 133 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gajhet falls under Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gajhet is Rayshree, about 42 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 Gajhet.

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

Gajhet is in Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district. Pohri is about 20 km away. Rayshree is about 42 km away. Shivpuri is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Para (under 2 km), Hinotiya (under 2 km) and Bablon (3.2 km).

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

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