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About Kajra Village

Kajra is a small village in Saja tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 235, made up of 109 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,156 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491993, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kajra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kajra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Saja
Pincode 491993
Area (hectares) 164.02 hectares
Population 235
Male Population 109
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,156
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kajra compares

By the 2011 count Kajra is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 944 residents. Its 164.02 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

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. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 57 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Tilda-Neora, about 51 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
Tehsil headquarters Saja 4.0 km
Nearest town Bemetāra 21 km
Nearest railway station Tilda-Neora 51 km
District headquarters Durg 57 km

Villages closest to Kajra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saja 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 235. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 944 residents.

Kajra village has 109 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kajra has about 1156 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Kajra is 491993. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kajra covers 164.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kajra falls under Saja tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kajra is Tilda-Neora, about 51 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Kajra.

Kajra is about 57 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kajra is in Saja tehsil of Durg district. Saja is about 4.0 km away. Bemetāra is about 21 km away. Tilda-Neora is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karhi (under 2 km), Bod (1.6 km) and Khurusbod (1.6 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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