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About Gajarajpur Village

Gajarajpur is a mid sized village in Rajkanika tehsil, in the district of Kendrapara, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 703, made up of 347 males and 356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 754220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajarajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajarajpur village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendrapara
Tehsil Rajkanika
Pincode 754220
Area (hectares) 55 hectares
Population 703
Male Population 347
Female Population 356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gajarajpur compares

By the 2011 count Gajarajpur is the 70th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 910 residents. Its 55 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1078.

Getting to Gajarajpur

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

Gajarajpur lies about 42 km from Kendrapara, and the nearest railway station is Marshaghai Road, about 41 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 Gajarajpur
Tehsil headquarters Rajkanika 9.3 km
Nearest town Patāmundai 25 km
Nearest railway station Marshaghai Road 41 km
District headquarters Kendrapara 42 km

Villages closest to Gajarajpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajarajpur village had a population of 703. That makes it the 70th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 910 residents.

Gajarajpur village has 347 males and 356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajarajpur has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1078.

The pincode recorded for Gajarajpur is 754220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gajarajpur covers 55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gajarajpur falls under Rajkanika tehsil of Kendrapara district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Gajarajpur is Marshaghai Road, about 41 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 <5 km distance for Gajarajpur.

Gajarajpur is about 42 km from Kendrapara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajarajpur is in Rajkanika tehsil of Kendrapara district. Rajkanika is about 9.3 km away. Patāmundai is about 25 km away. Marshaghai Road is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ayatan (5.0 km), Raulia (13 km) and Dhamara (18 km).

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

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