About Bajra Village

Bajra is a mid sized village in Palkot tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 537, made up of 267 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 677 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bajra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bajra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Palkot
Pincode	835220
Area (hectares)	677 hectares
Population	537
Male Population	267
Female Population	270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,011
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bajra compares

By the 2011 count Bajra is the 47th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents. Its 677 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Bajra

Bajra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bajra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 22 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, about 38 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
Tehsil headquarters	Palkot	8.3 km
District headquarters	Gumla	22 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	22 km
Nearest railway station	Kurkura	38 km

Villages closest to Bajra

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

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Common questions about Bajra

As per the Census of India 2011, Bajra village had a population of 537. That makes it the 47th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents.

Bajra village has 267 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bajra has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Bajra is 835220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bajra covers 677 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bajra falls under Palkot tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bajra is Kurkura, about 38 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bajra.

Bajra is about 22 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bajra is in Palkot tehsil of Gumla district. Palkot is about 8.3 km away. Gumla is about 22 km away. Gumlā is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.