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About Gajri Village

Gajri is a large village in Majhauli tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,915, made up of 1,997 males and 1,918 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1792.04 hectares hectares.

Gajri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajri village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Majhauli
Area (hectares) 1792.04 hectares
Population 3,915
Male Population 1,997
Female Population 1,918
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gajri compares

By the 2011 count Gajri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents. Its 1792.04 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Gajri

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

Gajri lies about 31 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Joba, about 17 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 Gajri
Tehsil headquarters Majhauli 12 km
Nearest railway station Joba 17 km
District headquarters Sidhi 31 km

Villages closest to Gajri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajri village had a population of 3,915. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents.

Gajri village has 1,997 males and 1,918 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajri has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Gajri covers 1792.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gajri falls under Majhauli tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gajri is Joba, about 17 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 Gajri.

Gajri is about 31 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajri is in Majhauli tehsil of Sidhi district. Majhauli is about 12 km away. Joba is about 17 km away. Sidhi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amjhar (2.3 km), Rupaidol (3.0 km) and Mauhariya (5.4 km).

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

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