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About Brajanagar Village

Brajanagar is a mid sized village in Panikoili tehsil, in the district of Jajapur, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 690, made up of 371 males and 319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 755033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Brajanagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Brajanagar village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Jajapur
Tehsil Panikoili
Pincode 755033
Area (hectares) 70 hectares
Population 690
Male Population 371
Female Population 319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
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 Brajanagar compares

By the 2011 count Brajanagar is the 24th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 882 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Brajanagar

Brajanagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Brajanagar 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 Brajanagar from other places

Brajanagar lies about 23 km from Jajapur, and the nearest railway station is Baitarni Road, about 7.0 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 Brajanagar
Tehsil headquarters Panikoili 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Baitarni Road 7.0 km
Nearest town Jājpur 12 km
District headquarters Jajapur 23 km

Villages closest to Brajanagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Brajanagar village had a population of 690. That makes it the 24th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 882 residents.

Brajanagar village has 371 males and 319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Brajanagar has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Brajanagar is 755033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Brajanagar covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Brajanagar falls under Panikoili tehsil of Jajapur district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Brajanagar is Baitarni Road, about 7.0 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 Brajanagar.

Brajanagar is about 23 km from Jajapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Brajanagar is in Panikoili tehsil of Jajapur district. Panikoili is about 5.7 km away. Baitarni Road is about 7.0 km away. Jājpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sathipur (under 2 km), Pathara Pada (3.8 km) and Alatiri (5.5 km).

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

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