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About Gujraja Village

Gujraja is a small village in Yamkeshwar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 38, made up of 16 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,375 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gujraja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gujraja village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Yamkeshwar
Pincode 246121
Area (hectares) 125.57 hectares
Population 38
Male Population 16
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,375
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gujraja compares

By the 2011 count Gujraja is the 188th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 171 residents. Its 125.57 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1206.

Getting to Gujraja

Gujraja is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gujraja as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gujraja from other places

Gujraja lies about 31 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 15 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 Gujraja
Tehsil headquarters Yamkeshwar 7.9 km
Nearest town Rishīkesh 15 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 15 km
District headquarters Garhwal 31 km

Villages closest to Gujraja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gujraja village had a population of 38. That makes it the 188th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 171 residents.

Gujraja village has 16 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gujraja has about 1375 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1206.

The pincode recorded for Gujraja is 246121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gujraja covers 125.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gujraja falls under Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gujraja is Rishikesh, about 15 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gujraja.

Gujraja is about 31 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gujraja is in Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district. Yamkeshwar is about 7.9 km away. Rishīkesh is about 15 km away. Rishikesh is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gujrari (under 2 km), Jukala (under 2 km) and Musarali (2.1 km).

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

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