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About Hura Hajra Village

Hura Hajra is a small village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 366, made up of 196 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hura Hajra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hura Hajra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Pincode 854317
Area (hectares) 6.92 hectares
Population 366
Male Population 196
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
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 Hura Hajra compares

By the 2011 count Hura Hajra is the 160th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 6.92 hectares work out to about 53 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Hura Hajra

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

Hura Hajra lies about 34 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Mukuria Junction, about 3.1 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 Hura Hajra
Nearest railway station Mukuria Junction 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 9.3 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 23 km
District headquarters Katihar 34 km

Villages closest to Hura Hajra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Azamnagar 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 Hura Hajra

As per the Census of India 2011, Hura Hajra village had a population of 366. That makes it the 160th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Hura Hajra village has 196 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hura Hajra has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Hura Hajra is 854317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hura Hajra covers 6.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 53 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Hura Hajra falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hura Hajra is Mukuria Junction, about 3.1 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 Hura Hajra.

Hura Hajra is about 34 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hura Hajra is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Mukuria Junction is about 3.1 km away. Azamnagar is about 9.3 km away. Rāiganj is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahajana (under 2 km), Gorakhpur (under 2 km) and Sirmatpur (2.3 km).

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

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