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About Bhajiyadand Village

Bhajiyadand is a small village in Salekasa tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 22, made up of 12 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441902, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhajiyadand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhajiyadand village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Salekasa
Pincode 441902
Area (hectares) 263.6 hectares
Population 22
Male Population 12
Female Population 10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhajiyadand compares

By the 2011 count Bhajiyadand is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents. Its 263.6 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Bhajiyadand

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

Bhajiyadand lies about 35 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Salekasa, about 5.5 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 Bhajiyadand
Nearest railway station Salekasa 5.5 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 32 km
District headquarters Gondiya 35 km

Villages closest to Bhajiyadand

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhajiyadand village had a population of 22. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents.

Bhajiyadand village has 12 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhajiyadand has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Bhajiyadand is 441902. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhajiyadand covers 263.6 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.

Bhajiyadand falls under Salekasa tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhajiyadand is Salekasa, about 5.5 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bhajiyadand.

Bhajiyadand is about 35 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhajiyadand is in Salekasa tehsil of Gondiya district. Salekasa is about 5.5 km away. Dongargarh is about 32 km away. Gondiya is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Durgutola (under 2 km), Gandhitola (1.5 km) and Salaitola (1.7 km).

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

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