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About Gajarjal Village

Gajarjal is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 124, made up of 58 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,138 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajarjal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajarjal village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246170
Area (hectares) 35.55 hectares
Population 124
Male Population 58
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,138
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 Gajarjal compares

By the 2011 count Gajarjal is the 217th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 35.55 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

Getting to Gajarjal

Gajarjal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gajarjal 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gajarjal from other places

Gajarjal lies about 29 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 34 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 Gajarjal
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 26 km
District headquarters Garhwal 29 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 34 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 34 km

Villages closest to Gajarjal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajarjal village had a population of 124. That makes it the 217th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Gajarjal village has 58 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajarjal has about 1138 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

The pincode recorded for Gajarjal is 246170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gajarjal covers 35.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gajarjal falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gajarjal is Kotdwara, about 34 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gajarjal.

Gajarjal is about 29 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajarjal is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Lansdowne is about 26 km away. Garhwal is about 29 km away. Kotdwara is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dikoliya (under 2 km), Jhart (under 2 km) and Babalyani (1.5 km).

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

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