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About Bhajna Village

Bhajna is a small village in Bhandaria tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 82, made up of 44 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhajna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhajna village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Bhandaria
Pincode 822125
Area (hectares) 245.47 hectares
Population 82
Male Population 44
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhajna compares

By the 2011 count Bhajna is the 65th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 887 residents. Its 245.47 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Bhajna

Bhajna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhajna as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bhajna from other places

Bhajna lies about 53 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 21 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 Bhajna
Tehsil headquarters Bhandaria 16 km
Nearest railway station Barwadih Junction 21 km
Nearest town Medininagar 38 km
District headquarters Garhwa 53 km

Villages closest to Bhajna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhajna village had a population of 82. That makes it the 65th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 887 residents.

Bhajna village has 44 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhajna has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Bhajna is 822125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhajna covers 245.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhajna falls under Bhandaria tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhajna is Barwadih Junction, about 21 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhajna.

Bhajna is about 53 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhajna is in Bhandaria tehsil of Garhwa district. Bhandaria is about 16 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 21 km away. Medininagar is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kutku (1.6 km), Khura (3.2 km) and Parro (3.5 km).

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

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