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About Kanjia Village

Kanjia is a small village in Itkhori tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 355, made up of 182 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanjia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanjia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Itkhori
Pincode 825408
Area (hectares) 61.5 hectares
Population 355
Male Population 182
Female Population 173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kanjia compares

By the 2011 count Kanjia is the 60th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 558 residents. Its 61.5 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1034.

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 <5 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 36 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 18 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 Kanjia
Tehsil headquarters Itkhori 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Kathautia 18 km
Nearest town Bagaha 26 km
District headquarters Chatra 36 km

Villages closest to Kanjia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanjia village had a population of 355. That makes it the 60th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 558 residents.

Kanjia village has 182 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanjia has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Kanjia is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanjia covers 61.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanjia falls under Itkhori tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kanjia is Kathautia, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 36 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanjia is in Itkhori tehsil of Chatra district. Itkhori is about 6.0 km away. Kathautia is about 18 km away. Bagaha is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banruwahi (under 2 km), Raja Narcha (under 2 km) and Nawada (under 2 km).

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

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