About Kanjian Village

Kanjian is a small village in Bhoranj tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 343, made up of 152 males and 191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,257 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanjian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanjian village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Bhoranj
Pincode	177024
Area (hectares)	50.68 hectares
Population	343
Male Population	152
Female Population	191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,257
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanjian compares

By the 2011 count Kanjian is the 84th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 335 residents. Its 50.68 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1213.

Getting to Kanjian

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

Kanjian lies about 26 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 34 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 Kanjian
Nearest town	Mandi	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhoranj	16 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	26 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	34 km

Villages closest to Kanjian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanjian village had a population of 343. That makes it the 84th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 335 residents.

Kanjian village has 152 males and 191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanjian has about 1257 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1213.

The pincode recorded for Kanjian is 177024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanjian covers 50.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanjian falls under Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanjian is Buffer Stop, about 34 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 village for Kanjian.

Kanjian is about 26 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanjian is in Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district. Mandi is about 12 km away. Bhoranj is about 16 km away. Hamirpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.