About Gajigarh Village

Gajigarh is a large village in Pohri tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,636, made up of 1,426 males and 1,210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 622.45 hectares hectares.

Gajigarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajigarh village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Shivpuri
Tehsil	Pohri
Area (hectares)	622.45 hectares
Population	2,636
Male Population	1,426
Female Population	1,210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	849
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gajigarh compares

By the 2011 count Gajigarh is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 878 residents. Its 622.45 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Gajigarh

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

Gajigarh lies about 45 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Parakheda, about 20 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 Gajigarh
Nearest railway station	Parakheda	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pohri	30 km
District headquarters	Shivpuri	45 km

Villages closest to Gajigarh

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.

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Common questions about Gajigarh

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajigarh village had a population of 2,636. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 878 residents.

Gajigarh village has 1,426 males and 1,210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajigarh has about 849 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 875.

Gajigarh covers 622.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gajigarh is Parakheda, about 20 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 village for Gajigarh.

Gajigarh is about 45 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajigarh is in Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district. Parakheda is about 20 km away. Pohri is about 30 km away. Shivpuri is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.