About Kanjla Village

Kanjla is one of the larger villages in Dhuri tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,109, made up of 2,741 males and 2,368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1548 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanjla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanjla village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Sangrur
Tehsil	Dhuri
Pincode	142024
Area (hectares)	1548 hectares
Population	5,109
Male Population	2,741
Female Population	2,368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	864
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanjla compares

By the 2011 count Kanjla is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,169 residents. Its 1548 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Kanjla

Kanjla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanjla as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kanjla from other places

Kanjla lies about 9.8 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Bahadursinghwala, about 7.8 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 Kanjla
Nearest railway station	Bahadursinghwala	7.8 km
District headquarters	Sangrur	9.8 km
Nearest town	Sangrūr	9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuri	11 km

Villages closest to Kanjla

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

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Common questions about Kanjla

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanjla village had a population of 5,109. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,169 residents.

Kanjla village has 2,741 males and 2,368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanjla has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 886.

The pincode recorded for Kanjla is 142024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanjla covers 1548 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanjla falls under Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kanjla is Bahadursinghwala, about 7.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kanjla.

Kanjla is about 9.8 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanjla is in Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district. Bahadursinghwala is about 7.8 km away. Sangrur is about 9.8 km away. Sangrūr is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.