About Gija Village

Gija is a small village in Bikapur tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 429, made up of 233 males and 196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 841 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 224204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gija Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gija village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Faizabad
Tehsil	Bikapur
Pincode	224204
Area (hectares)	82.33 hectares
Population	429
Male Population	233
Female Population	196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	841
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gija compares

By the 2011 count Gija is the 260th largest of the 335 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents. Its 82.33 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Gija

Gija is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gija as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Gija from other places

Gija lies about 25 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Khajurhat Railway Station, about 3.6 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 Gija
Nearest railway station	Khajurhat Railway Station	3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bikapur	5.2 km
District headquarters	Faizabad	25 km
Nearest town	Fyzābād	25 km

Villages closest to Gija

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

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Common questions about Gija

As per the Census of India 2011, Gija village had a population of 429. That makes it the 260th largest of the 335 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents.

Gija village has 233 males and 196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gija has about 841 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Gija is 224204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gija covers 82.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gija falls under Bikapur tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gija is Khajurhat Railway Station, about 3.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gija.

Gija is about 25 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gija is in Bikapur tehsil of Faizabad district. Khajurhat Railway Station is about 3.6 km away. Bikapur is about 5.2 km away. Faizabad is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.