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About Gajkhola Village

Gajkhola is a small village in Dhoomakot tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 39, made up of 19 males and 20 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajkhola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajkhola village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Dhoomakot
Pincode 246161
Area (hectares) 87.45 hectares
Population 39
Male Population 19
Female Population 20
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gajkhola compares

By the 2011 count Gajkhola is the 267th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 119 residents. Its 87.45 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1280.

Getting to Gajkhola

Gajkhola is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gajkhola as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dudera, Dumlot, Dumtali Sar and Dungri Malli. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gajkhola

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajkhola village had a population of 39. That makes it the 267th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 119 residents.

Gajkhola village has 19 males and 20 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajkhola has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1280.

The pincode recorded for Gajkhola is 246161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gajkhola covers 87.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gajkhola falls under Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Gajkhola notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gajkhola.

Gajkhola is in Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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