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About Kajla Village

Kajla is a mid sized village in Deshopran tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,810, made up of 918 males and 892 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kajla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kajla village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Deshopran
Pincode 721427
Area (hectares) 92.12 hectares
Population 1,810
Male Population 918
Female Population 892
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
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 Kajla compares

By the 2011 count Kajla is the 23rd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 92.12 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Kajla

Kajla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. 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 - 10 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 8.8 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Deshapran, about 2.4 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 Deshapran 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Deshopran 8.8 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 8.8 km
Nearest town Contai 29 km

Villages closest to Kajla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Deshopran 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 1,810. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Kajla village has 918 males and 892 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kajla has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Kajla is 721427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kajla covers 92.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kajla falls under Deshopran tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kajla is Deshapran, about 2.4 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 Kajla.

Kajla is about 8.8 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kajla is in Deshopran tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Deshapran is about 2.4 km away. Deshopran is about 8.8 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purba Bhagabanpur (7.8 km), Bhupati Chak (7.9 km) and Sikdar Chak (7.9 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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