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About Bajra Village

Bajra is one of the larger villages in Ludhiana East tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,981, made up of 3,731 males and 3,250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 360 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bajra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bajra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana East
Pincode 141007
Area (hectares) 360 hectares
Population 6,981
Male Population 3,731
Female Population 3,250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents. Its 360 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 893.

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 6.3 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Ludhiana Junction, about 6.5 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
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana East 6.3 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Ludhiana Junction 6.5 km

Villages closest to Bajra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ludhiana East 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 6,981. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents.

Bajra village has 3,731 males and 3,250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bajra has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Bajra is 141007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bajra covers 360 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bajra falls under Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bajra is Ludhiana Junction, about 6.5 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 6.3 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bajra is in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district. Ludhiana East is about 6.3 km away. Ludhiana is about 6.3 km away. Ludhiana Junction is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaneja (under 2 km), Meharban (under 2 km) and Sirah (1.5 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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