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About Kanjli Village

Kanjli is a mid sized village in Dhuri tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,349, made up of 713 males and 636 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 477 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanjli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanjli village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Dhuri
Pincode 148024
Area (hectares) 477 hectares
Population 1,349
Male Population 713
Female Population 636
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanjli compares

By the 2011 count Kanjli is the 65th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,169 residents. Its 477 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Kanjli

Kanjli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanjli 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanjli from other places

Kanjli lies about 12 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Alal, about 8.2 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 Kanjli
Nearest railway station Alal 8.2 km
District headquarters Sangrur 12 km
Nearest town Sangrūr 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhuri 14 km

Villages closest to Kanjli

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.

Common questions about Kanjli

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanjli village had a population of 1,349. That makes it the 65th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,169 residents.

Kanjli village has 713 males and 636 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanjli has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 886.

The pincode recorded for Kanjli is 148024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanjli covers 477 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanjli falls under Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kanjli is Alal, about 8.2 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 village for Kanjli.

Kanjli is about 12 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanjli is in Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district. Alal is about 8.2 km away. Sangrur is about 12 km away. Sangrūr is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Batuha (2.2 km), Natt (2.3 km) and Kanjla (2.9 km).

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

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