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About Kajrum Village

Kajrum is a mid sized village in Peterwar tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 628, made up of 335 males and 293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kajrum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kajrum village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Peterwar
Pincode 829121
Area (hectares) 251.19 hectares
Population 628
Male Population 335
Female Population 293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kajrum compares

By the 2011 count Kajrum is the 52nd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents. Its 251.19 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Kajrum

Kajrum is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kajrum 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kajrum from other places

Kajrum lies about 27 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Jarangdih, about 16 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 Kajrum
Nearest town Kathhāra 15 km
Nearest railway station Jarangdih 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Peterwar 27 km
District headquarters Bokaro 27 km

Villages closest to Kajrum

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kajrum village had a population of 628. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents.

Kajrum village has 335 males and 293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kajrum has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Kajrum is 829121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kajrum covers 251.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kajrum falls under Peterwar tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kajrum is Jarangdih, about 16 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kajrum.

Kajrum is about 27 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kajrum is in Peterwar tehsil of Bokaro district. Kathhāra is about 15 km away. Jarangdih is about 16 km away. Peterwar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darid (1.6 km), Lukuiya (1.9 km) and Jaruatanr (2.2 km).

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

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