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About Gajapur Village

Gajapur is a small village in Pindra tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 363, made up of 171 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,123 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.91 hectares hectares.

Gajapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Varanasi
Tehsil Pindra
Area (hectares) 30.91 hectares
Population 363
Male Population 171
Female Population 192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,123
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gajapur compares

By the 2011 count Gajapur is the 313th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 30.91 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Gajapur

Gajapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gajapur as Available within 10+ 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 Gajapur from other places

Gajapur lies about 77 km from Varanasi, and the nearest railway station is Manda Road, about 4.3 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 Gajapur
Nearest railway station Manda Road 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Pindra 17 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 29 km
District headquarters Varanasi 77 km

Villages closest to Gajapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajapur village had a population of 363. That makes it the 313th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Gajapur village has 171 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajapur has about 1123 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Gajapur covers 30.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gajapur falls under Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gajapur is Manda Road, about 4.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gajapur.

Gajapur is about 77 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajapur is in Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district. Manda Road is about 4.3 km away. Pindra is about 17 km away. Gyānpur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ahiran (under 2 km), Ahirani (under 2 km) and Chak Lakhansipur (2.3 km).

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

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