About Kanjhia Village

Kanjhia is a mid sized village in Amarpur tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 571, made up of 287 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanjhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanjhia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Amarpur
Pincode	813101
Area (hectares)	66 hectares
Population	571
Male Population	287
Female Population	284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanjhia compares

By the 2011 count Kanjhia is the 84th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Kanjhia

Kanjhia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kanjhia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanjhia from other places

Kanjhia lies about 43 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 8.1 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 Kanjhia
Nearest railway station	Ekchari	8.1 km
Nearest town	Colgong	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amarpur	35 km
District headquarters	Banka	43 km

Villages closest to Kanjhia

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

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Common questions about Kanjhia

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanjhia village had a population of 571. That makes it the 84th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents.

Kanjhia village has 287 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanjhia has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Kanjhia is 813101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanjhia covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanjhia falls under Amarpur tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kanjhia is Ekchari, about 8.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kanjhia.

Kanjhia is about 43 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanjhia is in Amarpur tehsil of Banka district. Ekchari is about 8.1 km away. Colgong is about 12 km away. Amarpur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.