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About Kaneja Village

Kaneja is a mid sized village in Ludhiana East tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,829, made up of 1,002 males and 827 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 825 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaneja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaneja village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana East
Pincode 141007
Area (hectares) 278 hectares
Population 1,829
Male Population 1,002
Female Population 827
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 825
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kaneja compares

By the 2011 count Kaneja is the 55th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents. Its 278 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Kaneja

Kaneja is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kaneja 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kaneja from other places

Kaneja lies about 6.7 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Ludhiana Junction, about 6.8 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 Kaneja
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana East 6.7 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Ludhiana Junction 6.8 km

Villages closest to Kaneja

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ludhiana East 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 Kaneja

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaneja village had a population of 1,829. That makes it the 55th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents.

Kaneja village has 1,002 males and 827 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaneja has about 825 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Kaneja is 141007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaneja covers 278 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kaneja falls under Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kaneja is Ludhiana Junction, about 6.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kaneja.

Kaneja is about 6.7 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaneja is in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district. Ludhiana East is about 6.7 km away. Ludhiana is about 6.7 km away. Ludhiana Junction is about 6.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sujatwala (under 2 km), Dheri (under 2 km) and Bajra (under 2 km).

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

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