About Kajra Village

Kajra is a large village in Dhamdaha tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,642, made up of 2,397 males and 2,245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 733 hectares hectares.

Kajra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kajra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Dhamdaha
Area (hectares)	733 hectares
Population	4,642
Male Population	2,397
Female Population	2,245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kajra compares

By the 2011 count Kajra is the 22nd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,178 residents. Its 733 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Kajra

Kajra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kajra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kajra from other places

Kajra lies about 17 km from Purnia, 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
Tehsil headquarters	Dhamdaha	15 km
District headquarters	Purnia	17 km

Villages closest to Kajra

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

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Common questions about Kajra

As per the Census of India 2011, Kajra village had a population of 4,642. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,178 residents.

Kajra village has 2,397 males and 2,245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kajra has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 913.

Kajra covers 733 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kajra falls under Dhamdaha tehsil of Purnia 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kajra.

Kajra is about 17 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kajra is in Dhamdaha tehsil of Purnia district. Kirtyanand Nagar is about 14 km away. Dhamdaha is about 15 km away. Purnia is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.