About Kanjia Village

Kanjia is a mid sized village in Bhandaria tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,038, made up of 532 males and 506 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 364.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanjia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanjia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Bhandaria
Pincode	822125
Area (hectares)	364.1 hectares
Population	1,038
Male Population	532
Female Population	506
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanjia compares

By the 2011 count Kanjia is the 26th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 887 residents. Its 364.1 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Kanjia

Kanjia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kanjia as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kanjia from other places

Kanjia lies about 47 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 36 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	Bhandaria	4.6 km
Nearest railway station	Barwadih Junction	36 km
Nearest town	Medininagar	44 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	47 km

Villages closest to Kanjia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanjia village had a population of 1,038. That makes it the 26th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 887 residents.

Kanjia village has 532 males and 506 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 a little below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Kanjia is 822125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanjia covers 364.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanjia falls under Bhandaria tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kanjia is Barwadih Junction, about 36 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kanjia.

Kanjia is about 47 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanjia is in Bhandaria tehsil of Garhwa district. Bhandaria is about 4.6 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 36 km away. Medininagar is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.