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About Kanjhia Village

Kanjhia is a mid sized village in Nathnagar tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 916, made up of 471 males and 445 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 812006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanjhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanjhia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Nathnagar
Pincode 812006
Area (hectares) 8 hectares
Population 916
Male Population 471
Female Population 445
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanjhia compares

By the 2011 count Kanjhia is the 43rd largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents. Its 8 hectares work out to about 114 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Kanjhia

Kanjhia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanjhia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kanjhia from other places

Kanjhia lies about 27 km from Bhagalpur, 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 Nathnagar 27 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 27 km

Villages closest to Kanjhia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanjhia village had a population of 916. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents.

Kanjhia village has 471 males and 445 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanjhia has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 881.

The pincode recorded for Kanjhia is 812006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanjhia covers 8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 114 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kanjhia falls under Nathnagar tehsil of Bhagalpur 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kanjhia.

Kanjhia is about 27 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanjhia is in Nathnagar tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ekchari is about 8.1 km away. Colgong is about 12 km away. Nathnagar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dighi (7.0 km), Chandpur (7.6 km) and Semaria (8.0 km).

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

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