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About Gajja Village

Gajja is a small village in Phalodi tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 314, made up of 156 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 637 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajja village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Phalodi
Pincode 342301
Area (hectares) 637 hectares
Population 314
Male Population 156
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gajja compares

By the 2011 count Gajja is the 411th largest of the 476 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 637 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 907.

Getting to Gajja

Gajja is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gajja as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gajja from other places

Gajja lies about 109 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Phalodi Junction, about 6.0 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 Gajja
Nearest railway station Phalodi Junction 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Phalodi 6.6 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 109 km

Villages closest to Gajja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajja village had a population of 314. That makes it the 411th largest of the 476 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Gajja village has 156 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajja has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Gajja is 342301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gajja covers 637 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gajja falls under Phalodi tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gajja is Phalodi Junction, about 6.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gajja.

Gajja is about 109 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajja is in Phalodi tehsil of Jodhpur district. Phalodi Junction is about 6.0 km away. Phalodi is about 6.6 km away. Jodhpur is about 109 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lordiyan (2.9 km), Mokheri (5.9 km) and Dedisara (6.0 km).

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

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