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About Hajira Village

Hajira is one of the larger villages in Chorasi tehsil, in the district of Surat, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16,724, made up of 12,840 males and 3,884 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 302 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2012.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 394270, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hajira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hajira village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Surat
Tehsil Chorasi
Pincode 394270
Area (hectares) 2012.5 hectares
Population 16,724
Male Population 12,840
Female Population 3,884
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 302
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hajira compares

By the 2011 count Hajira is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,330 residents. Its 2012.5 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 900.

Getting to Hajira

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

Hajira lies about 21 km from Surat, and the nearest railway station is Dream City, about 15 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 Hajira
Nearest railway station Dream City 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Chorasi 21 km
District headquarters Surat 21 km

Villages closest to Hajira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hajira village had a population of 16,724. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,330 residents.

Hajira village has 12,840 males and 3,884 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hajira has about 302 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 900.

The pincode recorded for Hajira is 394270. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hajira covers 2012.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hajira falls under Chorasi tehsil of Surat district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Hajira is Dream City, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hajira.

Hajira is about 21 km from Surat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hajira is in Chorasi tehsil of Surat district. Dream City is about 15 km away. Chorasi is about 21 km away. Surat is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sunvali (6.4 km), Mora (7.3 km) and Damka (9.5 km).

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

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