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About Kanjai Village

Kanjai is a small village in Keolari tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 75, made up of 40 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 330.69 hectares hectares.

Kanjai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanjai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Keolari
Area (hectares) 330.69 hectares
Population 75
Male Population 40
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
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 Kanjai compares

By the 2011 count Kanjai is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 829 residents. Its 330.69 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 1000.

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 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 34 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Palari, about 11 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 Palari 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Keolari 19 km
District headquarters Seoni 34 km

Villages closest to Kanjai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Keolari 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 75. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 829 residents.

Kanjai village has 40 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanjai has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Kanjai covers 330.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanjai falls under Keolari tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanjai is Palari, about 11 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 Kanjai.

Kanjai is about 34 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanjai is in Keolari tehsil of Seoni district. Palari is about 11 km away. Keolari is about 19 km away. Seoni is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dungariya (2.9 km), Sanwari (3.6 km) and Kuchiwada (3.8 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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