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About Kajal Village

Kajal is a mid sized village in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,499, made up of 752 males and 747 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 387 hectares hectares.

Kajal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kajal village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisi
Area (hectares) 387 hectares
Population 1,499
Male Population 752
Female Population 747
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kajal compares

By the 2011 count Kajal is the 57th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 387 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Kajal

Kajal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kajal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kajal from other places

Kajal lies about 32 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Telta, about 6.2 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 Kajal
Nearest railway station Telta 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisi 11 km
Nearest town Kasba 27 km
District headquarters Purnia 32 km

Villages closest to Kajal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kajal village had a population of 1,499. That makes it the 57th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Kajal village has 752 males and 747 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kajal has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Kajal covers 387 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kajal falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kajal is Telta, about 6.2 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 km distance for Kajal.

Kajal is about 32 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kajal is in Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Telta is about 6.2 km away. Baisi is about 11 km away. Kasba 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 Bag Dob (under 2 km), Ujain (1.6 km) and Goagaon (2.5 km).

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

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