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About Kanjra Village

Kanjra is a small village in Buxwaha tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 482, made up of 238 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280.99 hectares hectares.

Kanjra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanjra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Buxwaha
Area (hectares) 280.99 hectares
Population 482
Male Population 238
Female Population 244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanjra compares

By the 2011 count Kanjra is the 57th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 713 residents. Its 280.99 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 847.

Getting to Kanjra

Kanjra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanjra 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanjra from other places

Kanjra lies about 57 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Rampura, about 46 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 Kanjra
Nearest town Bijāwar 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Buxwaha 24 km
Nearest railway station Rampura 46 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 57 km

Villages closest to Kanjra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanjra village had a population of 482. That makes it the 57th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 713 residents.

Kanjra village has 238 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanjra has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 847.

Kanjra covers 280.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanjra falls under Buxwaha tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanjra is Rampura, about 46 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanjra.

Kanjra is about 57 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanjra is in Buxwaha tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Bijāwar is about 23 km away. Buxwaha is about 24 km away. Rampura is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baranand No 1 (1.9 km), Baranand No 2 (1.9 km) and Bajna (4.5 km).

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

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