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About Bajhera Village

Bajhera is a mid sized village in Chinour tehsil, in the district of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 573, made up of 304 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 643 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 475005, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bajhera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bajhera village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Gwalior
Tehsil Chinour
Pincode 475005
Area (hectares) 643 hectares
Population 573
Male Population 304
Female Population 269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bajhera compares

By the 2011 count Bajhera is the 55th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 643 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Bajhera

Bajhera is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bajhera as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bajhera from other places

Bajhera lies about 31 km from Gwalior, and the nearest railway station is Sumaoli, about 3.7 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 Bajhera
Nearest railway station Sumaoli 3.7 km
Nearest town Jora Khurd 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Chinour 31 km
District headquarters Gwalior 31 km

Villages closest to Bajhera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bajhera village had a population of 573. That makes it the 55th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Bajhera village has 304 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bajhera has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Bajhera is 475005. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bajhera covers 643 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bajhera falls under Chinour tehsil of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bajhera is Sumaoli, about 3.7 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 <5 km distance for Bajhera.

Bajhera is about 31 km from Gwalior in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bajhera is in Chinour tehsil of Gwalior district. Sumaoli is about 3.7 km away. Jora Khurd is about 10 km away. Chinour is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maina (12 km), Kishanpur (16 km) and Rijhora (31 km).

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

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