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About Kanjo Village

Kanjo is a mid sized village in Bhandra tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 798, made up of 405 males and 393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanjo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanjo village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Bhandra
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 255 hectares
Population 798
Male Population 405
Female Population 393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kanjo compares

By the 2011 count Kanjo is the 32nd largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,273 residents. Its 255 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 1003.

Getting to Kanjo

Kanjo is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanjo 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanjo from other places

Kanjo lies about 21 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Nagjua, about 1.8 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 Kanjo
Nearest railway station Nagjua 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhandra 8.1 km
District headquarters Lohardaga 21 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 21 km

Villages closest to Kanjo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanjo village had a population of 798. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,273 residents.

Kanjo village has 405 males and 393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanjo has about 970 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 1003.

The pincode recorded for Kanjo is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanjo covers 255 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanjo falls under Bhandra tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kanjo is Nagjua, about 1.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kanjo.

Kanjo is about 21 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanjo is in Bhandra tehsil of Lohardaga district. Nagjua is about 1.8 km away. Bhandra is about 8.1 km away. Lohardaga is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baragain (1.7 km), Khawaskhijri (1.9 km) and Bhitha (2.4 km).

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

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