About Geraja Village

Geraja is a small village in Fatehgarh tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 283, made up of 150 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2201 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Geraja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Geraja village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jaisalmer
Tehsil	Fatehgarh
Pincode	345001
Area (hectares)	2201 hectares
Population	283
Male Population	150
Female Population	133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	887
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 Geraja compares

By the 2011 count Geraja is the 97th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 818 residents. Its 2201 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 851.

Getting to Geraja

Geraja is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Geraja 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. The nearest villages by name are Devikot, Digri, Fateh Garh and Gajsingh Ka Gaon. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Geraja

As per the Census of India 2011, Geraja village had a population of 283. That makes it the 97th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 818 residents.

Geraja village has 150 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Geraja has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 851.

The pincode recorded for Geraja is 345001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Geraja covers 2201 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Geraja falls under Fatehgarh tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Geraja notes the nearest railway station 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 Geraja.

Geraja is in Fatehgarh tehsil of Jaisalmer district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.