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About Ajana Village

Ajana is a large village in Salempur tehsil, in the district of Deoria, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,421, made up of 1,225 males and 1,196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.54 hectares hectares.

Ajana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ajana village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Deoria
Tehsil Salempur
Area (hectares) 166.54 hectares
Population 2,421
Male Population 1,225
Female Population 1,196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
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 Ajana compares

By the 2011 count Ajana is the 45th largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents. Its 166.54 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Ajana

Ajana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ajana 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 Ajana from other places

Ajana lies about 41 km from Deoria, and the nearest railway station is Turtipar, 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 Ajana
Nearest railway station Turtipar 4.6 km
Nearest town Lar 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Salempur 15 km
District headquarters Deoria 41 km

Villages closest to Ajana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ajana village had a population of 2,421. That makes it the 45th largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents.

Ajana village has 1,225 males and 1,196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ajana has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Ajana covers 166.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ajana falls under Salempur tehsil of Deoria district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ajana is Turtipar, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ajana.

Ajana is about 41 km from Deoria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ajana is in Salempur tehsil of Deoria district. Turtipar is about 4.6 km away. Lar is about 5.8 km away. Salempur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jogia (under 2 km), Birni (under 2 km) and Bawanpali Basdev (under 2 km).

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

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