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About Kajha Village

Kajha is a mid sized village in Sonhaula tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,417, made up of 723 males and 694 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214 hectares hectares.

Kajha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kajha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Sonhaula
Area (hectares) 214 hectares
Population 1,417
Male Population 723
Female Population 694
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kajha compares

By the 2011 count Kajha is the 47th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents. Its 214 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Kajha

Kajha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kajha 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kajha from other places

Kajha lies about 27 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 8.1 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 Kajha
Nearest railway station Ekchari 8.1 km
Nearest town Colgong 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonhaula 27 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 27 km

Villages closest to Kajha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kajha village had a population of 1,417. That makes it the 47th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents.

Kajha village has 723 males and 694 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kajha has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 907.

Kajha covers 214 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kajha falls under Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kajha is Ekchari, about 8.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Kajha.

Kajha is about 27 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kajha is in Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ekchari is about 8.1 km away. Colgong is about 12 km away. Sonhaula is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghuthiani (under 2 km), Madhusudanpur (under 2 km) and Masudanpur (under 2 km).

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

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