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About Nijkajra Village

Nijkajra is a mid sized village in Karma Tanr Vidyasagar tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 593, made up of 299 males and 294 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815352, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nijkajra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nijkajra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Karma Tanr Vidyasagar
Pincode 815352
Area (hectares) 117.12 hectares
Population 593
Male Population 299
Female Population 294
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
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 Nijkajra compares

By the 2011 count Nijkajra is the 72nd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 774 residents. Its 117.12 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Nijkajra

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

Nijkajra lies about 10 km from Jamtara, and the nearest railway station is Kaseetar Halt, about 7.5 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 Nijkajra
Nearest railway station Kaseetar Halt 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Karma Tanr Vidyasagar 10 km
District headquarters Jamtara 10 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 10 km

Villages closest to Nijkajra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karma Tanr Vidyasagar 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 Nijkajra

As per the Census of India 2011, Nijkajra village had a population of 593. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 774 residents.

Nijkajra village has 299 males and 294 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nijkajra has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Nijkajra is 815352. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nijkajra covers 117.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nijkajra falls under Karma Tanr Vidyasagar tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nijkajra is Kaseetar Halt, about 7.5 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 Nijkajra.

Nijkajra is about 10 km from Jamtara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nijkajra is in Karma Tanr Vidyasagar tehsil of Jamtara district. Kaseetar Halt is about 7.5 km away. Karma Tanr Vidyasagar is about 10 km away. Jamtara is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadi Kajra (under 2 km), Khairbana (under 2 km) and Jamuya (under 2 km).

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

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