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About Gajanguda Village

Gajanguda is a small village in Gadchiroli tehsil, in the district of Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 88, made up of 43 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1058.14 hectares hectares.

Gajanguda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajanguda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gadchiroli
Tehsil Gadchiroli
Area (hectares) 1058.14 hectares
Population 88
Male Population 43
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gajanguda compares

By the 2011 count Gajanguda is the 94th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 866 residents. Its 1058.14 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Gajanguda

Gajanguda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gajanguda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Gajanguda from other places

Gajanguda lies about 22 km from Gadchiroli, and the nearest railway station is Mul Marora, about 48 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 Gajanguda
Tehsil headquarters Gadchiroli 22 km
Nearest town Garhchiroli 22 km
Nearest railway station Mul Marora 48 km

Villages closest to Gajanguda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajanguda village had a population of 88. That makes it the 94th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 866 residents.

Gajanguda village has 43 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajanguda has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Gajanguda covers 1058.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gajanguda falls under Gadchiroli tehsil of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gajanguda is Mul Marora, about 48 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gajanguda.

Gajanguda is about 22 km from Gadchiroli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajanguda is in Gadchiroli tehsil of Gadchiroli district. Gadchiroli is about 22 km away. Garhchiroli is about 22 km away. Mul Marora 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 Benoli (under 2 km), Karkazora (1.8 km) and Salaitola (1.9 km).

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

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