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About Kajra Village

Kajra is a mid sized village in Madhupur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,063, made up of 579 males and 484 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 836 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kajra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kajra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Madhupur
Pincode 814152
Area (hectares) 146 hectares
Population 1,063
Male Population 579
Female Population 484
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 836
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kajra compares

By the 2011 count Kajra is the 42nd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 146 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Kajra

Kajra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kajra as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kajra from other places

Kajra lies about 23 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Madhupur Junction, about 7.3 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 Kajra
Nearest railway station Madhupur Junction 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Madhupur 7.6 km
District headquarters Deoghar 23 km

Villages closest to Kajra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kajra village had a population of 1,063. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Kajra village has 579 males and 484 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kajra has about 836 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Kajra is 814152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kajra covers 146 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kajra falls under Madhupur tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kajra is Madhupur Junction, about 7.3 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 10+ km distance for Kajra.

Kajra is about 23 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kajra is in Madhupur tehsil of Deoghar district. Madhupur Junction is about 7.3 km away. Madhupur is about 7.6 km away. Deoghar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Charpa (under 2 km), Chaura (under 2 km) and Saptar (3.3 km).

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

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