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About Gajjal Village

Gajjal is a mid sized village in Patti tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,358, made up of 708 males and 650 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1102 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143419, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajjal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajjal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Tarn Taran
Tehsil Patti
Pincode 143419
Area (hectares) 1102 hectares
Population 1,358
Male Population 708
Female Population 650
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gajjal compares

By the 2011 count Gajjal is the 89th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents. Its 1102 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Gajjal

Gajjal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gajjal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gajjal from other places

Gajjal lies about 43 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Rattoke Gurdwara, about 5.0 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 Gajjal
Nearest railway station Rattoke Gurdwara 5.0 km
Nearest town Bhikkiwind Uttār 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Patti 24 km
District headquarters Tarn Taran 43 km

Villages closest to Gajjal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajjal village had a population of 1,358. That makes it the 89th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents.

Gajjal village has 708 males and 650 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajjal has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Gajjal is 143419. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gajjal covers 1102 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gajjal falls under Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gajjal is Rattoke Gurdwara, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Gajjal is about 43 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajjal is in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Rattoke Gurdwara is about 5.0 km away. Bhikkiwind Uttār is about 23 km away. Patti is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotli Wasawa Singh (3.1 km), Jhugian Nur Mohammad (3.7 km) and Sarai Valtoha (4.3 km).

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

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