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About Kajrat Village

Kajrat is a mid sized village in Meral tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,305, made up of 683 males and 622 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kajrat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kajrat village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Meral
Pincode 822114
Area (hectares) 127.06 hectares
Population 1,305
Male Population 683
Female Population 622
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
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 Kajrat compares

By the 2011 count Kajrat is the 32nd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,757 residents. Its 127.06 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Kajrat

Kajrat is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kajrat 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 Kajrat from other places

Kajrat lies about 13 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Meralgram, about 8.1 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 Kajrat
Tehsil headquarters Meral 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Meralgram 8.1 km
District headquarters Garhwa 13 km

Villages closest to Kajrat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kajrat village had a population of 1,305. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,757 residents.

Kajrat village has 683 males and 622 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kajrat has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Kajrat is 822114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kajrat covers 127.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kajrat falls under Meral tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kajrat is Meralgram, about 8.1 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 Kajrat.

Kajrat is about 13 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kajrat is in Meral tehsil of Garhwa district. Meral is about 7.0 km away. Meralgram is about 8.1 km away. Garhwa is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hasandag (1.6 km), Tisartetuka (2.2 km) and Dewgana (2.3 km).

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

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