About Gajanwala Village

Gajanwala is a mid sized village in Bagha Purana tehsil, in the district of Moga, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,448, made up of 789 males and 659 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 835 females per 1000 males. The village covers 401.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajanwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajanwala village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Moga
Tehsil	Bagha Purana
Pincode	142038
Area (hectares)	401.42 hectares
Population	1,448
Male Population	789
Female Population	659
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	835
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gajanwala compares

By the 2011 count Gajanwala is the 46th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,579 residents. Its 401.42 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Gajanwala

Gajanwala is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gajanwala as Available within 10+ 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 Gajanwala from other places

Gajanwala lies about 13 km from Moga, and the nearest railway station is Dagru, about 7.7 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 Gajanwala
Nearest railway station	Dagru	7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bagha Purana	9.7 km
District headquarters	Moga	13 km

Villages closest to Gajanwala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bagha Purana 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.

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Common questions about Gajanwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajanwala village had a population of 1,448. That makes it the 46th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,579 residents.

Gajanwala village has 789 males and 659 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajanwala has about 835 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Gajanwala is 142038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gajanwala covers 401.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gajanwala falls under Bagha Purana tehsil of Moga district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gajanwala is Dagru, about 7.7 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 10+ km distance for Gajanwala.

Gajanwala is about 13 km from Moga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajanwala is in Bagha Purana tehsil of Moga district. Dagru is about 7.7 km away. Bagha Purana is about 9.7 km away. Moga is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.