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About Gajiana Village

Gajiana is a mid sized village in Nihal Singhwala tehsil, in the district of Moga, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,777, made up of 944 males and 833 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 555 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142046, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajiana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajiana village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Moga
Tehsil Nihal Singhwala
Pincode 142046
Area (hectares) 555 hectares
Population 1,777
Male Population 944
Female Population 833
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gajiana compares

By the 2011 count Gajiana is the 30th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,201 residents. Its 555 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Gajiana

Gajiana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gajiana as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gajiana from other places

Gajiana lies about 31 km from Moga, and the nearest railway station is Railway Station Tapa, about 29 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 Gajiana
Tehsil headquarters Nihal Singhwala 5.1 km
Nearest town Bagha Purana 22 km
Nearest railway station Railway Station Tapa 29 km
District headquarters Moga 31 km

Villages closest to Gajiana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nihal Singhwala 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 Gajiana

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajiana village had a population of 1,777. That makes it the 30th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,201 residents.

Gajiana village has 944 males and 833 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajiana has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Gajiana is 142046. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gajiana covers 555 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gajiana falls under Nihal Singhwala tehsil of Moga district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gajiana is Railway Station Tapa, about 29 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gajiana.

Gajiana is about 31 km from Moga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajiana is in Nihal Singhwala tehsil of Moga district. Nihal Singhwala is about 5.1 km away. Bagha Purana is about 22 km away. Railway Station Tapa is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Burj Hamira (under 2 km), Mahdeoke (3.0 km) and Khai (3.0 km).

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

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