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About Kajha Village

Kajha is a small village in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 399, made up of 215 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 805131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kajha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kajha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Wazirganj
Pincode 805131
Area (hectares) 74 hectares
Population 399
Male Population 215
Female Population 184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 856
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kajha compares

By the 2011 count Kajha is the 124th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

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 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 58 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Nawadah, about 10 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 Nawadah 10 km
Nearest town Nawāda 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Wazirganj 35 km
District headquarters Gaya 58 km

Villages closest to Kajha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Wazirganj 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 399. That makes it the 124th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents.

Kajha village has 215 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kajha has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Kajha is 805131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kajha covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kajha falls under Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kajha is Nawadah, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 58 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kajha is in Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district. Nawadah is about 10 km away. Nawāda is about 10 km away. Wazirganj is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hunrrahi (5.2 km), Dhandhi (5.5 km) and Patori (5.8 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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