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About Lajora Village

Lajora is a mid sized village in Goilkera tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 768, made up of 391 males and 377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lajora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lajora village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Goilkera
Pincode 833103
Area (hectares) 282 hectares
Population 768
Male Population 391
Female Population 377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Lajora compares

By the 2011 count Lajora is the 34th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 698 residents. Its 282 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Lajora

The census records public bus service for Lajora as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lajora from other places

Lajora lies about 26 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Goilkera, about 3.6 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 Lajora
Nearest railway station Goilkera 3.6 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 26 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 32 km

Villages closest to Lajora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lajora village had a population of 768. That makes it the 34th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 698 residents.

Lajora village has 391 males and 377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lajora has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Lajora is 833103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lajora covers 282 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lajora falls under Goilkera tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lajora is Goilkera, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lajora.

Lajora is about 26 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lajora is in Goilkera tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Goilkera is about 3.6 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 26 km away. Chakradharpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarbil (under 2 km), Jitkula (2.7 km) and Kula (2.7 km).

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

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