About Kanjas Village

Kanjas is a mid sized village in Ekangarsarai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 580, made up of 304 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanjas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanjas village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Ekangarsarai
Pincode	801306
Area (hectares)	65.17 hectares
Population	580
Male Population	304
Female Population	276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
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 Kanjas compares

By the 2011 count Kanjas is the 74th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents. Its 65.17 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Kanjas

Kanjas is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanjas 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 Kanjas from other places

Kanjas lies about 23 km from Nalanda. 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 Kanjas
Tehsil headquarters	Ekangarsarai	5.5 km
Nearest town	Hilsa	12 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	23 km

Villages closest to Kanjas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanjas village had a population of 580. That makes it the 74th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents.

Kanjas village has 304 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanjas has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Kanjas is 801306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanjas covers 65.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanjas falls under Ekangarsarai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The census record for Kanjas 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 Kanjas.

Kanjas is about 23 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanjas is in Ekangarsarai tehsil of Nalanda district. Ekangarsarai is about 5.5 km away. Hilsa is about 12 km away. Nalanda is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.