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About Bajaura Village

Bajaura is one of the larger villages in Dobhi tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,961, made up of 3,019 males and 2,942 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 922 hectares hectares.

Bajaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bajaura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Dobhi
Area (hectares) 922 hectares
Population 5,961
Male Population 3,019
Female Population 2,942
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
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 Bajaura compares

By the 2011 count Bajaura is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 922 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Bajaura

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

Bajaura lies about 28 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about 25 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 Bajaura
Tehsil headquarters Dobhi 4.1 km
Nearest town Bagaha 13 km
Nearest railway station Tankuppa 25 km
District headquarters Gaya 28 km

Villages closest to Bajaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bajaura village had a population of 5,961. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Bajaura village has 3,019 males and 2,942 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bajaura has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Bajaura covers 922 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bajaura falls under Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bajaura is Tankuppa, about 25 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 Bajaura.

Bajaura is about 28 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bajaura is in Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district. Dobhi is about 4.1 km away. Bagaha is about 13 km away. Tankuppa is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Makhraur (under 2 km), Sita Chak (1.7 km) and Bahera Bhurkunda (1.8 km).

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

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