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About Kanjia Village

Kanjia is a small village in Daru tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 257, made up of 127 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanjia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanjia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Daru
Pincode 825313
Area (hectares) 231 hectares
Population 257
Male Population 127
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanjia compares

By the 2011 count Kanjia is the 46th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,006 residents. Its 231 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

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 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 Kanjia from other places

Kanjia lies about 18 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Charhi, about 14 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 Daru 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Charhi 14 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 18 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 18 km

Villages closest to Kanjia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Daru 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 257. That makes it the 46th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,006 residents.

Kanjia village has 127 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanjia has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Kanjia is 825313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanjia covers 231 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanjia falls under Daru tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kanjia is Charhi, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kanjia.

Kanjia is about 18 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanjia is in Daru tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Daru is about 8.9 km away. Charhi is about 14 km away. Hazaribagh is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akakumba (under 2 km), Purninano (2.5 km) and Digwar (2.9 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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