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About Khajura Village

Khajura is a mid sized village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,930, made up of 900 males and 1,030 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,144 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190.44 hectares hectares.

Khajura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khajura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 190.44 hectares
Population 1,930
Male Population 900
Female Population 1,030
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,144
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 Khajura compares

By the 2011 count Khajura is the 110th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 190.44 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Khajura

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

Khajura lies about 15 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mihrawan, about 6.8 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 Khajura
Nearest railway station Mihrawan 6.8 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 20 km

Villages closest to Khajura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khajura village had a population of 1,930. That makes it the 110th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Khajura village has 900 males and 1,030 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khajura has about 1144 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Khajura covers 190.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khajura falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khajura is Mihrawan, about 6.8 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 Khajura.

Khajura is about 15 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khajura is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mihrawan is about 6.8 km away. Jaunpur is about 15 km away. Shahganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gulalpur (under 2 km), Kareala (1.7 km) and Iswarpur Urf Salahdipur (1.9 km).

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

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