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About Kanjai Village

Kanjai is a mid sized village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 802, made up of 418 males and 384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 391.37 hectares hectares.

Kanjai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanjai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Seoni
Area (hectares) 391.37 hectares
Population 802
Male Population 418
Female Population 384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanjai compares

By the 2011 count Kanjai is the 97th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 861 residents. Its 391.37 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Kanjai

Kanjai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanjai 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 5 - 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 10 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Bhoma, about 7.2 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 Bhoma 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 10 km

Villages closest to Kanjai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Seoni 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 802. That makes it the 97th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 861 residents.

Kanjai village has 418 males and 384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanjai has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Kanjai covers 391.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kanjai is Bhoma, about 7.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kanjai.

Kanjai is about 10 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 Seoni tehsil of Seoni district. Bhoma is about 7.2 km away. Seoni is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kudopipariya (2.4 km), Mahrapipariya (2.4 km) and Pipariya No 1 (2.4 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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