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About Kanjwar Village

Kanjwar is a mid sized village in Majhauli tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,607, made up of 840 males and 767 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 493.2 hectares hectares.

Kanjwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanjwar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Majhauli
Area (hectares) 493.2 hectares
Population 1,607
Male Population 840
Female Population 767
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanjwar compares

By the 2011 count Kanjwar is the 30th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents. Its 493.2 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 946.

Getting to Kanjwar

Kanjwar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanjwar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kanjwar from other places

Kanjwar lies about 29 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Shankarpur Bhadaura, about 5.8 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 Kanjwar
Nearest railway station Shankarpur Bhadaura 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Majhauli 21 km
District headquarters Sidhi 29 km

Villages closest to Kanjwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanjwar village had a population of 1,607. That makes it the 30th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents.

Kanjwar village has 840 males and 767 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanjwar has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Kanjwar covers 493.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanjwar falls under Majhauli tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanjwar is Shankarpur Bhadaura, about 5.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kanjwar.

Kanjwar is about 29 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanjwar is in Majhauli tehsil of Sidhi district. Shankarpur Bhadaura is about 5.8 km away. Majhauli is about 21 km away. Sidhi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ser (under 2 km), Gharbhara (1.6 km) and Parasi (2.0 km).

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

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