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About Bajra Village

Bajra is a small village in Kanha Chatti tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16, made up of 5 males and 11 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,200 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bajra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bajra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Kanha Chatti
Pincode 825401
Area (hectares) 35 hectares
Population 16
Male Population 5
Female Population 11
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 2,200
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bajra compares

By the 2011 count Bajra is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 35 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Bajra

Bajra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bajra as Available within 10+ 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 Bajra from other places

Bajra lies about 32 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 11 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 Bajra
Nearest railway station Kathautia 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanha Chatti 16 km
Nearest town Bagaha 32 km
District headquarters Chatra 32 km

Villages closest to Bajra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kanha Chatti 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 Bajra

As per the Census of India 2011, Bajra village had a population of 16. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Bajra village has 5 males and 11 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bajra has about 2200 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Bajra is 825401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bajra covers 35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bajra falls under Kanha Chatti tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bajra is Kathautia, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bajra.

Bajra is about 32 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bajra is in Kanha Chatti tehsil of Chatra district. Kathautia is about 11 km away. Kanha Chatti is about 16 km away. Bagaha is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koiria Nawadih (under 2 km), Telia Nawadih (under 2 km) and Karni (under 2 km).

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

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