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About Kajhwan Village

Kajhwan is a mid sized village in Obra tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 724, made up of 371 males and 353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171 hectares hectares.

Kajhwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kajhwan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Obra
Area (hectares) 171 hectares
Population 724
Male Population 371
Female Population 353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
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 Kajhwan compares

By the 2011 count Kajhwan is the 94th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents. Its 171 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Kajhwan

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

Kajhwan lies about 17 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Anugraha Narayan Road, about 4.7 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 Kajhwan
Nearest railway station Anugraha Narayan Road 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Obra 6.2 km
Nearest town Madhurampur Dehri 14 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 17 km

Villages closest to Kajhwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kajhwan village had a population of 724. That makes it the 94th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents.

Kajhwan village has 371 males and 353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kajhwan has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Kajhwan covers 171 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kajhwan falls under Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kajhwan is Anugraha Narayan Road, about 4.7 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 Kajhwan.

Kajhwan is about 17 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kajhwan is in Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district. Anugraha Narayan Road is about 4.7 km away. Obra is about 6.2 km away. Madhurampur Dehri is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Usurmhi (under 2 km), Medan (1.6 km) and Usurmha (1.8 km).

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

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