About Gajapur Village

Gajapur is a mid sized village in Shahuwadi tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,950, made up of 881 males and 1,069 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,213 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2892.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajapur village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Tehsil	Shahuwadi
Pincode	415101
Area (hectares)	2892.39 hectares
Population	1,950
Male Population	881
Female Population	1,069
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,213
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gajapur compares

By the 2011 count Gajapur is the 23rd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents. Its 2892.39 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 1039.

Getting to Gajapur

Gajapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gajapur as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Dhakale, Dhanagarwadi, Donoli and Durgawadi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Gajapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajapur village had a population of 1,950. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents.

Gajapur village has 881 males and 1,069 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajapur has about 1213 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Gajapur is 415101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gajapur covers 2892.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gajapur falls under Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Gajapur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Gajapur is in Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.