# Kajra Village, Raniganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Raniganj, Araria 

# Kajra

Kajra is a village in Raniganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,577 people in 776 households**, the 40th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.7%.

- 3,577people (2011)
- 776households
- 38.6%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Kajra PIN code and other codes

Kajra falls in Raniganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPachera
- Community development blockRaniganj
- Census village code221770

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kajra from nearby towns?

- Raniganj (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)18 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)18 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kajra?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Kajra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kajra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 319 hectares of village land is sown, and 198 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kajra

Of every 100 households in Kajra in 2011, 13 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kajra · ■ Raniganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**92%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****10%**

**23%

Television ****5%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kajra?

■ Kajra · ■ Raniganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.6%**

**49.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850**

**960

Working population ****49.9%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.7% for men and 29.1% for women. 51% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 188 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 978 (55%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 37 (2%) · **■** Marginal 580 (32%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Raniganj

- Rahua3,802 people
- Gidhwas3,793 people
- Kharhat3,647 people
- Bitauna3,614 people
- Barhara3,565 people
- Kadwa3,546 people
- Rupauli3,431 people
- Baijnathpur3,290 people

[All 89 villages in Raniganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/raniganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kajra from Araria?18 km by road
- What is the population of Kajra?3,577 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kajra in?Araria district (Raniganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kajra?38.6% (Census 2011)