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About Kanjla Village

Kanjla is a mid sized village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 766, made up of 423 males and 343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 811 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanjla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanjla village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode 140025
Area (hectares) 179 hectares
Population 766
Male Population 423
Female Population 343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 811
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kanjla compares

By the 2011 count Kanjla is the 75th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 179 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Kanjla

Kanjla is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kanjla as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanjla from other places

Kanjla lies about 20 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Morinda Junction, about 2.2 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 Kanjla
Nearest town Morinda 1.8 km
Nearest railway station Morinda Junction 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Chamkaur Sahib 13 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 20 km

Villages closest to Kanjla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chamkaur Sahib 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 Kanjla

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanjla village had a population of 766. That makes it the 75th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Kanjla village has 423 males and 343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanjla has about 811 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Kanjla is 140025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanjla covers 179 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanjla falls under Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kanjla is Morinda Junction, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kanjla.

Kanjla is about 20 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanjla is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Morinda is about 1.8 km away. Morinda Junction is about 2.2 km away. Chamkaur Sahib is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dholan Majra (under 2 km), Kalaran (under 2 km) and Bangian (1.6 km).

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

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