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About Kajpa Village

Kajpa is a large village in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,346, made up of 1,727 males and 1,619 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234 hectares hectares.

Kajpa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kajpa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Rafiganj
Area (hectares) 234 hectares
Population 3,346
Male Population 1,727
Female Population 1,619
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kajpa compares

By the 2011 count Kajpa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents. Its 234 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Kajpa

Kajpa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kajpa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kajpa from other places

Kajpa lies about 17 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Jakhim, about under 2 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 Kajpa
Nearest railway station Jakhim under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Rafiganj 11 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 17 km

Villages closest to Kajpa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kajpa village had a population of 3,346. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Kajpa village has 1,727 males and 1,619 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kajpa has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Kajpa covers 234 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kajpa falls under Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kajpa is Jakhim, about under 2 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 village for Kajpa.

Kajpa 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.

Kajpa is in Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district. Jakhim is about under 2 km away. Rafiganj is about 11 km away. Aurangabad is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banchar Bagra (under 2 km), Jakhim (under 2 km) and Berhna (1.9 km).

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

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