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About Kanjav Village

Kanjav is a mid sized village in Lunawada tehsil, in the district of Panch Mahals, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,080, made up of 564 males and 516 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 388270, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanjav Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanjav village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Panch Mahals
Tehsil Lunawada
Pincode 388270
Area (hectares) 280.99 hectares
Population 1,080
Male Population 564
Female Population 516
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanjav compares

By the 2011 count Kanjav is the 58th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 928 residents. Its 280.99 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Kanjav

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

Kanjav lies about 36 km from Panch Mahals, and the nearest railway station is Demai, about 25 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 Kanjav
Tehsil headquarters Lunawada 16 km
Nearest town Lūnāvāda 16 km
Nearest railway station Demai 25 km
District headquarters Panch Mahals 36 km

Villages closest to Kanjav

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanjav village had a population of 1,080. That makes it the 58th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 928 residents.

Kanjav village has 564 males and 516 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanjav has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Kanjav is 388270. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanjav covers 280.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanjav falls under Lunawada tehsil of Panch Mahals district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Kanjav is Demai, about 25 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 Kanjav.

Kanjav is about 36 km from Panch Mahals in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanjav is in Lunawada tehsil of Panch Mahals district. Lunawada is about 16 km away. Lūnāvāda is about 16 km away. Demai 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 Ucharpi (2.1 km), Lalsar (2.2 km) and Morai (3.0 km).

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

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