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About Bajara Village

Bajara is a mid sized village in Wadrafnagar tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 918, made up of 482 males and 436 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 434.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bajara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bajara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Wadrafnagar
Pincode 497225
Area (hectares) 434.47 hectares
Population 918
Male Population 482
Female Population 436
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bajara compares

By the 2011 count Bajara is the 71st largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents. Its 434.47 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Bajara

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

Bajara lies about 84 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Jharokhas, about 34 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 Bajara
Tehsil headquarters Wadrafnagar 14 km
Nearest railway station Jharokhas 34 km
Nearest town Renukūt 40 km
District headquarters Surguja 84 km

Villages closest to Bajara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bajara village had a population of 918. That makes it the 71st largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents.

Bajara village has 482 males and 436 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bajara has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Bajara is 497225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bajara covers 434.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bajara falls under Wadrafnagar tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bajara is Jharokhas, about 34 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 10+ km distance for Bajara.

Bajara is about 84 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bajara is in Wadrafnagar tehsil of Surguja district. Wadrafnagar is about 14 km away. Jharokhas is about 34 km away. Renukūt is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saruwat (2.2 km), Phulidumar (3.2 km) and Kaknesa (3.9 km).

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

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