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About Bajhera Village

Bajhera is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 445, made up of 223 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bajhera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bajhera village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176027
Area (hectares) 27.81 hectares
Population 445
Male Population 223
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bajhera compares

By the 2011 count Bajhera is the 84th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 27.81 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Bajhera

The census records public bus service for Bajhera as Available within <5 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bajhera from other places

Bajhera lies about 19 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Meghrajpura, about under 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 Bajhera
Nearest railway station Meghrajpura under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 10 km
District headquarters Kangra 19 km
Nearest town Talwāra 22 km

Villages closest to Bajhera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bajhera village had a population of 445. That makes it the 84th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Bajhera village has 223 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bajhera has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Bajhera is 176027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bajhera covers 27.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bajhera falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bajhera is Meghrajpura, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bajhera.

Bajhera is about 19 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bajhera is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Meghrajpura is about under 2 km away. Jawali is about 10 km away. Kangra is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haler (under 2 km), Lab (1.8 km) and Amlela Khas (2.0 km).

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

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