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About Gajariya Village

Gajariya is a small village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 321, made up of 168 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.01 hectares hectares.

Gajariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajariya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 36.01 hectares
Population 321
Male Population 168
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
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 Gajariya compares

By the 2011 count Gajariya is the 404th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 36.01 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Gajariya

Gajariya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gajariya 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gajariya from other places

Gajariya lies about 42 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Bilwai, about 6.5 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 Gajariya
Nearest railway station Bilwai 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 10 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 10 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 42 km

Villages closest to Gajariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajariya village had a population of 321. That makes it the 404th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Gajariya village has 168 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajariya has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Gajariya covers 36.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gajariya falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gajariya is Bilwai, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Gajariya.

Gajariya is about 42 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajariya is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Bilwai is about 6.5 km away. Shahganj is about 10 km away. Shāhganj is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajdharpur (under 2 km), Asharafpur (under 2 km) and Chetrahan (under 2 km).

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

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