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About Kanijhora Village

Kanijhora is a mid sized village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,518, made up of 760 males and 758 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanijhora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanijhora village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 816106
Area (hectares) 77 hectares
Population 1,518
Male Population 760
Female Population 758
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanijhora compares

By the 2011 count Kanijhora is the 27th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 77 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Kanijhora

Kanijhora is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanijhora as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanijhora from other places

Kanijhora lies about 20 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Murarai, about 5.7 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 Kanijhora
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Murarai 5.7 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 18 km
District headquarters Pakur 20 km

Villages closest to Kanijhora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanijhora village had a population of 1,518. That makes it the 27th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Kanijhora village has 760 males and 758 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanijhora has about 997 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 1012.

The pincode recorded for Kanijhora is 816106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanijhora covers 77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kanijhora falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kanijhora is Murarai, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanijhora.

Kanijhora is about 20 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanijhora is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 4.9 km away. Murarai is about 5.7 km away. Nalhāti 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 Chaptura (under 2 km), Tetulia (under 2 km) and Englishpara (under 2 km).

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

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