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About Kajru Khurd Village

Kajru Khurd is a small village in Hariharganj tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 256, made up of 138 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kajru Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kajru Khurd village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Hariharganj
Pincode 822131
Area (hectares) 111 hectares
Population 256
Male Population 138
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
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 Kajru Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Kajru Khurd is the 58th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 111 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Kajru Khurd

Kajru Khurd is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kajru Khurd 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 Kajru Khurd from other places

Kajru Khurd lies about 20 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Dumri Bihar, about 9.9 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 Kajru Khurd
Nearest railway station Dumri Bihar 9.9 km
Nearest town Gumia 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Hariharganj 20 km
District headquarters Palamu 20 km

Villages closest to Kajru Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hariharganj 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 Kajru Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Kajru Khurd village had a population of 256. That makes it the 58th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Kajru Khurd village has 138 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kajru Khurd has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Kajru Khurd is 822131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kajru Khurd covers 111 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kajru Khurd falls under Hariharganj tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kajru Khurd is Dumri Bihar, about 9.9 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 Kajru Khurd.

Kajru Khurd is about 20 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kajru Khurd is in Hariharganj tehsil of Palamu district. Dumri Bihar is about 9.9 km away. Gumia is about 12 km away. Hariharganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majhganwan Khurd (under 2 km), Baso (2.1 km) and Bataua (6.0 km).

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

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