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About Gajar Village

Gajar is a small village in Gopadbanas tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 427, made up of 209 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.61 hectares hectares.

Gajar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Gopadbanas
Area (hectares) 82.61 hectares
Population 427
Male Population 209
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Gajar compares

By the 2011 count Gajar is the 152nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents. Its 82.61 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Gajar

Gajar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gajar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gajar from other places

Gajar lies about 9.6 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Shankarpur Bhadaura, about 29 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
Tehsil headquarters Gopadbanas 9.6 km
District headquarters Sidhi 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Shankarpur Bhadaura 29 km

Villages closest to Gajar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gopadbanas 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 427. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents.

Gajar village has 209 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajar has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Gajar covers 82.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gajar falls under Gopadbanas tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gajar is Shankarpur Bhadaura, about 29 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gajar.

Gajar is about 9.6 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajar is in Gopadbanas tehsil of Sidhi district. Gopadbanas is about 9.6 km away. Sidhi is about 9.6 km away. Shankarpur Bhadaura is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amhawa (under 2 km), Itauhi (1.6 km) and Bamuri (2.4 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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