About Gaju Village

Gaju is a large village in Mat tehsil, in the district of Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,559, made up of 1,392 males and 1,167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260.14 hectares hectares.

Gaju Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaju village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Mathura
Tehsil	Mat
Area (hectares)	260.14 hectares
Population	2,559
Male Population	1,392
Female Population	1,167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	838
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gaju compares

By the 2011 count Gaju is the 55th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,140 residents. Its 260.14 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Gaju

Gaju is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gaju as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Gaju from other places

Gaju lies about 20 km from Mathura, and the nearest railway station is Sonai, about 3.2 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 Gaju
Nearest railway station	Sonai	3.2 km
Nearest town	Rāya	7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mat	15 km
District headquarters	Mathura	20 km

Villages closest to Gaju

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaju village had a population of 2,559. That makes it the 55th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,140 residents.

Gaju village has 1,392 males and 1,167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaju has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 883.

Gaju covers 260.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gaju falls under Mat tehsil of Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gaju is Sonai, about 3.2 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 for Gaju.

Gaju is about 20 km from Mathura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaju is in Mat tehsil of Mathura district. Sonai is about 3.2 km away. Rāya is about 7.4 km away. Mat is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.