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About Kajwa Village

Kajwa is a small village in Renuka tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 453, made up of 231 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 584 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kajwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kajwa village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Renuka
Pincode 173023
Area (hectares) 584 hectares
Population 453
Male Population 231
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kajwa compares

By the 2011 count Kajwa is the 47th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 640 residents. Its 584 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Kajwa

Kajwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kajwa 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kajwa from other places

Kajwa lies about 12 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 48 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 Kajwa
Tehsil headquarters Renuka 12 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 12 km
Nearest town Nāhan 30 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 48 km

Villages closest to Kajwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kajwa village had a population of 453. That makes it the 47th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 640 residents.

Kajwa village has 231 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kajwa has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Kajwa is 173023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kajwa covers 584 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kajwa falls under Renuka tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kajwa is Salogra, about 48 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 village for Kajwa.

Kajwa is about 12 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kajwa is in Renuka tehsil of Sirmaur district. Renuka is about 12 km away. Sirmaur is about 12 km away. Nāhan is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhalar (under 2 km), Satahan (under 2 km) and Gajwa (2.2 km).

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

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