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About Gajraha Village

Gajraha is a small village in Gopadbanas tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 413, made up of 199 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.17 hectares hectares.

Gajraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajraha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Gopadbanas
Area (hectares) 80.17 hectares
Population 413
Male Population 199
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,075
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gajraha compares

By the 2011 count Gajraha is the 154th 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 80.17 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 Gajraha

Gajraha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gajraha as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Gajraha from other places

Gajraha lies about 23 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Majhaoli, 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 Gajraha
Tehsil headquarters Gopadbanas 23 km
District headquarters Sidhi 23 km
Nearest railway station Majhaoli 42 km

Villages closest to Gajraha

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 Gajraha

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajraha village had a population of 413. That makes it the 154th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents.

Gajraha village has 199 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajraha has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Gajraha covers 80.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gajraha is Majhaoli, 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 village for Gajraha.

Gajraha is about 23 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajraha is in Gopadbanas tehsil of Sidhi district. Gopadbanas is about 23 km away. Sidhi is about 23 km away. Majhaoli is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basaudaha (5.5 km), Tilmani (5.6 km) and Bairiha East (6.0 km).

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

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