About Hajam Village

Hajam is a mid sized village in Namkum tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 672, made up of 340 males and 332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 350 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hajam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hajam village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Namkum
Pincode	835221
Area (hectares)	350 hectares
Population	672
Male Population	340
Female Population	332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
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 Hajam compares

By the 2011 count Hajam is the 58th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 350 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Hajam

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

Hajam lies about 17 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Balasiring, about 9.3 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 Hajam
Nearest railway station	Balasiring	9.3 km
Nearest town	Khunti	14 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Namkum	17 km

Villages closest to Hajam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hajam village had a population of 672. That makes it the 58th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Hajam village has 340 males and 332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hajam has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Hajam is 835221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hajam covers 350 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hajam falls under Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hajam is Balasiring, about 9.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hajam.

Hajam is about 17 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hajam is in Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district. Balasiring is about 9.3 km away. Khunti is about 14 km away. Ranchi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.