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About Gajoli Village

Gajoli is a mid sized village in Bhatwari tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 709, made up of 408 males and 301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 738 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249193, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajoli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Bhatwari
Pincode 249193
Area (hectares) 225.47 hectares
Population 709
Male Population 408
Female Population 301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 738
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 Gajoli compares

By the 2011 count Gajoli is the 23rd largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 578 residents. Its 225.47 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 966.

Getting to Gajoli

Gajoli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gajoli 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 Gajoli from other places

Gajoli lies about 12 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 70 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 Gajoli
District headquarters Uttarkashi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhatwari 18 km
Nearest town Tehri 50 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 70 km

Villages closest to Gajoli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajoli village had a population of 709. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 578 residents.

Gajoli village has 408 males and 301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajoli has about 738 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Gajoli is 249193. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gajoli covers 225.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gajoli falls under Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gajoli is Dehradun, about 70 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 Gajoli.

Gajoli is about 12 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajoli is in Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Uttarkashi is about 12 km away. Bhatwari is about 18 km away. Tehri is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhankoli (1.6 km), Seku (1.7 km) and Dandalka (3.6 km).

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

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