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About Bajra Village

Bajra is a mid sized village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 831, made up of 449 males and 382 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bajra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bajra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar II
Pincode 144026
Area (hectares) 95 hectares
Population 831
Male Population 449
Female Population 382
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bajra compares

By the 2011 count Bajra is the 112th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 95 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

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 <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 34 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Sindhar, about 6.1 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
Nearest railway station Sindhar 6.1 km
Nearest town Nakodar 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar II 34 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 34 km

Villages closest to Bajra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalandhar II 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 831. That makes it the 112th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Bajra village has 449 males and 382 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bajra has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Bajra is 144026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bajra covers 95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bajra falls under Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bajra is Sindhar, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Bajra.

Bajra is about 34 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bajra is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Sindhar is about 6.1 km away. Nakodar is about 19 km away. Jalandhar II is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mirpur (12 km), Kahlwan (13 km) and Chhuhar (15 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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