About Kanjia Village

Kanjia is a mid sized village in Nawanagar tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,826, made up of 966 males and 860 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217 hectares hectares.

Kanjia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanjia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Nawanagar
Area (hectares)	217 hectares
Population	1,826
Male Population	966
Female Population	860
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	890
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanjia compares

By the 2011 count Kanjia is the 25th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,775 residents. Its 217 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Kanjia

Kanjia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanjia 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanjia from other places

Kanjia lies about 22 km from Buxar. 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 Kanjia
Tehsil headquarters	Nawanagar	9.3 km
Nearest town	Dumraon	12 km
District headquarters	Buxar	22 km

Villages closest to Kanjia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanjia village had a population of 1,826. That makes it the 25th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,775 residents.

Kanjia village has 966 males and 860 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanjia has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Kanjia covers 217 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanjia falls under Nawanagar tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The census record for Kanjia notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Kanjia.

Kanjia is about 22 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanjia is in Nawanagar tehsil of Buxar district. Nawanagar is about 9.3 km away. Dumraon is about 12 km away. Buxar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.