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About Ajera Village

Ajera is a mid sized village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 948, made up of 765 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 239 females per 1000 males. The village covers 374.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ajera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ajera village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262552
Area (hectares) 374.02 hectares
Population 948
Male Population 765
Female Population 183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 239
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 Ajera compares

By the 2011 count Ajera is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 374.02 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1103.

Getting to Ajera

Ajera is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ajera 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 Ajera from other places

Ajera lies about 41 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 99 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 Ajera
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 9.5 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 41 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 41 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 99 km

Villages closest to Ajera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ajera village had a population of 948. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Ajera village has 765 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ajera has about 239 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1103.

The pincode recorded for Ajera is 262552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ajera covers 374.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ajera falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ajera is Tanakpur, about 99 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 Ajera.

Ajera is about 41 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ajera is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Didihat is about 9.5 km away. Pithoragarh is about 41 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bajet (under 2 km), Sirtham R F (under 2 km) and Dungri (2.6 km).

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

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