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About Kajla Village

Kajla is a mid sized village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,033, made up of 507 males and 526 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kajla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kajla village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144505
Area (hectares) 151 hectares
Population 1,033
Male Population 507
Female Population 526
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kajla compares

By the 2011 count Kajla is the 133rd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 151 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Kajla

The census records public bus service for Kajla 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 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 11 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar. 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 town Banga 1.7 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 14 km

Villages closest to Kajla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nawanshahr 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 1,033. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Kajla village has 507 males and 526 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kajla has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Kajla is 144505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kajla covers 151 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kajla falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The census record for Kajla notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Kajla.

Kajla is about 11 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kajla is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Banga is about 1.7 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 11 km away. Nawanshahr is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khatkar Khurd (under 2 km), Heon (1.5 km) and Banga (2.1 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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