About Kanjhia Village

Kanjhia is a mid sized village in Pirtanr tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 903, made up of 467 males and 436 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanjhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanjhia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Pirtanr
Pincode	825108
Area (hectares)	157 hectares
Population	903
Male Population	467
Female Population	436
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanjhia compares

By the 2011 count Kanjhia is the 30th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 572 residents. Its 157 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Kanjhia

Kanjhia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanjhia 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanjhia from other places

Kanjhia lies about 24 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Chegro, about 10 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 Kanjhia
Tehsil headquarters	Pirtanr	5.3 km
Nearest railway station	Chegro	10 km
Nearest town	Gomoh	22 km
District headquarters	Giridih	24 km

Villages closest to Kanjhia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanjhia village had a population of 903. That makes it the 30th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 572 residents.

Kanjhia village has 467 males and 436 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanjhia has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Kanjhia is 825108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanjhia covers 157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanjhia falls under Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kanjhia is Chegro, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kanjhia.

Kanjhia is about 24 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanjhia is in Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district. Pirtanr is about 5.3 km away. Chegro is about 10 km away. Gomoh is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.