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About Kanjai Village

Kanjai is a mid sized village in Maksoodangarh tehsil, in the district of Guna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 664, made up of 353 males and 311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196 hectares hectares.

Kanjai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanjai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Guna
Tehsil Maksoodangarh
Area (hectares) 196 hectares
Population 664
Male Population 353
Female Population 311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanjai compares

By the 2011 count Kanjai is the 54th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 706 residents. Its 196 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Kanjai

Kanjai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanjai as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kanjai from other places

Kanjai lies about 13 km from Guna, and the nearest railway station is Taravata, about under 2 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 Kanjai
Nearest railway station Taravata under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Maksoodangarh 13 km
District headquarters Guna 13 km

Villages closest to Kanjai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanjai village had a population of 664. That makes it the 54th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 706 residents.

Kanjai village has 353 males and 311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanjai has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

Kanjai covers 196 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanjai falls under Maksoodangarh tehsil of Guna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanjai is Taravata, about under 2 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 km distance for Kanjai.

Kanjai is about 13 km from Guna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanjai is in Maksoodangarh tehsil of Guna district. Taravata is about under 2 km away. Maksoodangarh is about 13 km away. Guna is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramgarh (5.0 km), Mohanpur (5.5 km) and Gunjari (5.6 km).

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

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