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About Kajla Village

Kajla is a small village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 128, made up of 68 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kajla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kajla village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144214
Area (hectares) 54 hectares
Population 128
Male Population 68
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kajla compares

By the 2011 count Kajla is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 54 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Kajla

Kajla is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kajla as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kajla from other places

Kajla lies about 59 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Bhangala, about 2.6 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 Kajla
Nearest railway station Bhangala 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 6.9 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 6.9 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 59 km

Villages closest to Kajla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kajla village had a population of 128. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Kajla village has 68 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kajla has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Kajla is 144214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kajla covers 54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kajla falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kajla is Bhangala, about 2.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kajla.

Kajla is about 59 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kajla is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Bhangala is about 2.6 km away. Mukerian is about 6.9 km away. Mukeriān is about 6.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahota (under 2 km), Dugri Awana (under 2 km) and Ferozepur (under 2 km).

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

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