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About Bajra Village

Bajra is a small village in Kanke tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 210, made up of 115 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 826 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bajra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bajra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Kanke
Pincode 835222
Area (hectares) 168 hectares
Population 210
Male Population 115
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 826
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bajra compares

By the 2011 count Bajra is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents. Its 168 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Bajra

Bajra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bajra as Available within <5 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 Bajra from other places

Bajra lies about 4.2 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Argora, about 4.3 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
District headquarters Ranchi 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Argora 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanke 8.2 km

Villages closest to Bajra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bajra village had a population of 210. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents.

Bajra village has 115 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bajra has about 826 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Bajra is 835222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bajra covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bajra falls under Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bajra is Argora, about 4.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bajra.

Bajra is about 4.2 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bajra is in Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district. Ranchi is about 4.2 km away. Argora is about 4.3 km away. Kanke is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banhaura (1.7 km), Pandra (2.3 km) and Dahisot (2.5 km).

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

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