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About Gajana Village

Gajana is a small village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 77, made up of 45 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 711 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.91 hectares hectares.

Gajana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajana village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 64.91 hectares
Population 77
Male Population 45
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 711
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Gajana compares

By the 2011 count Gajana is the 671st largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 64.91 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Gajana

Gajana is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gajana as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gajana from other places

Gajana lies about 11 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Khairahi, about 5.6 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 Gajana
Nearest railway station Khairahi 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 11 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 11 km

Villages closest to Gajana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajana village had a population of 77. That makes it the 671st largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Gajana village has 45 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajana has about 711 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Gajana covers 64.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gajana falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gajana is Khairahi, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gajana.

Gajana is about 11 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajana is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Khairahi is about 5.6 km away. Robertsganj is about 11 km away. Sonbhadra is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamashokar (under 2 km), Oani Chaubey (under 2 km) and Mahuresher (under 2 km).

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

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