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About Kajra Village

Kajra is a small village in Korha tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 435, made up of 232 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.2 hectares hectares.

Kajra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kajra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Korha
Area (hectares) 78.2 hectares
Population 435
Male Population 232
Female Population 203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
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 Kajra compares

By the 2011 count Kajra is the 63rd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,872 residents. Its 78.2 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 938.

Getting to Kajra

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

Kajra lies about 31 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kirtyanand Nagar, about 14 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 Kajra
Nearest railway station Kirtyanand Nagar 14 km
Nearest town Purnia 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Korha 31 km
District headquarters Katihar 31 km

Villages closest to Kajra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kajra village had a population of 435. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,872 residents.

Kajra village has 232 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kajra has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Kajra covers 78.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kajra falls under Korha tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kajra is Kirtyanand Nagar, about 14 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 Kajra.

Kajra is about 31 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kajra is in Korha tehsil of Katihar district. Kirtyanand Nagar is about 14 km away. Purnia is about 17 km away. Korha is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bisaria (5.5 km), Mahinathpur (8.9 km) and Parmanpur (11 km).

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

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