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About Kanajra Village

Kanajra is a mid sized village in Mundra tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 663, made up of 346 males and 317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 940.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370435, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanajra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanajra village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Mundra
Pincode 370435
Area (hectares) 940.47 hectares
Population 663
Male Population 346
Female Population 317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanajra compares

By the 2011 count Kanajra is the 46th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,284 residents. Its 940.47 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Kanajra

Kanajra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanajra as Available within village. 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 Kanajra from other places

Kanajra lies about 25 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Sukhpur, about 22 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 Kanajra
Tehsil headquarters Mundra 21 km
Nearest railway station Sukhpur 22 km
District headquarters Kachchh 25 km

Villages closest to Kanajra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanajra village had a population of 663. That makes it the 46th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,284 residents.

Kanajra village has 346 males and 317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanajra has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 875.

The pincode recorded for Kanajra is 370435. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanajra covers 940.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanajra falls under Mundra tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Kanajra is Sukhpur, about 22 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kanajra.

Kanajra is about 25 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanajra is in Mundra tehsil of Kachchh district. Mundra is about 21 km away. Sukhpur is about 22 km away. Kachchh is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tappar (2.9 km), Vanki (4.3 km) and Patri (6.4 km).

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

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