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About Kanjela Village

Kanjela is a small village in Begamganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 365, made up of 200 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 825 females per 1000 males. The village covers 615.65 hectares hectares.

Kanjela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanjela village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Begamganj
Area (hectares) 615.65 hectares
Population 365
Male Population 200
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 825
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanjela compares

By the 2011 count Kanjela is the 132nd largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 615.65 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Kanjela

Kanjela is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanjela as Available within 5 - 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 Kanjela from other places

Kanjela lies about 68 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Ratona, about 56 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 Kanjela
Tehsil headquarters Begamganj 26 km
Nearest railway station Ratona 56 km
District headquarters Raisen 68 km

Villages closest to Kanjela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanjela village had a population of 365. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Kanjela village has 200 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanjela has about 825 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 884.

Kanjela covers 615.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanjela falls under Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanjela is Ratona, about 56 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 - 10 km distance for Kanjela.

Kanjela is about 68 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanjela is in Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district. Begamganj is about 26 km away. Ratona is about 56 km away. Raisen is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umarhari Ta Papda (under 2 km), Umarhari Ta Silwani (under 2 km) and Padariya Sitaram (3.9 km).

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

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