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About Gajpura Village

Gajpura is a small village in Sridungargarh tehsil, in the district of Bikaner, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 481, made up of 238 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1471.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 331811, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajpura village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bikaner
Tehsil Sridungargarh
Pincode 331811
Area (hectares) 1471.28 hectares
Population 481
Male Population 238
Female Population 243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gajpura compares

By the 2011 count Gajpura is the 86th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,511 residents. Its 1471.28 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 917.

Getting to Gajpura

Gajpura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gajpura 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gajpura from other places

Gajpura lies about 56 km from Bikaner, and the nearest railway station is Banisar, about 4.6 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 Gajpura
Nearest railway station Banisar 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Sridungargarh 13 km
Nearest town Sri Dūngargarh 13 km
District headquarters Bikaner 56 km

Villages closest to Gajpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajpura village had a population of 481. That makes it the 86th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,511 residents.

Gajpura village has 238 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajpura has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Gajpura is 331811. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gajpura covers 1471.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gajpura falls under Sridungargarh tehsil of Bikaner district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gajpura is Banisar, about 4.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gajpura.

Gajpura is about 56 km from Bikaner in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajpura is in Sridungargarh tehsil of Bikaner district. Banisar is about 4.6 km away. Sridungargarh is about 13 km away. Sri Dūngargarh is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakhasar (under 2 km), Bainisar (4.3 km) and Jodhasar (5.3 km).

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

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