About Kajra Village

Kajra is a large village in Raniganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,577, made up of 1,849 males and 1,728 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 319 hectares hectares.

Kajra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kajra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Raniganj
Area (hectares)	319 hectares
Population	3,577
Male Population	1,849
Female Population	1,728
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kajra compares

By the 2011 count Kajra is the 40th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents. Its 319 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Kajra

Kajra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kajra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kajra from other places

Kajra lies about 23 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Haldita Bihar, about 9.4 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 Kajra
Tehsil headquarters	Raniganj	6.2 km
Nearest railway station	Haldita Bihar	9.4 km
Nearest town	Forbesganj	22 km
District headquarters	Araria	23 km

Villages closest to Kajra

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

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Common questions about Kajra

As per the Census of India 2011, Kajra village had a population of 3,577. That makes it the 40th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents.

Kajra village has 1,849 males and 1,728 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kajra has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Kajra covers 319 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kajra falls under Raniganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kajra is Haldita Bihar, about 9.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kajra.

Kajra is about 23 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kajra is in Raniganj tehsil of Araria district. Raniganj is about 6.2 km away. Haldita Bihar is about 9.4 km away. Forbesganj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.