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About Kanjia Village

Kanjia is a large village in Soraon tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,338, made up of 2,270 males and 2,068 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 229412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanjia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanjia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Soraon
Pincode 229412
Area (hectares) 39.97 hectares
Population 4,338
Male Population 2,270
Female Population 2,068
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kanjia compares

By the 2011 count Kanjia is the 37th largest of the 398 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,909 residents. Its 39.97 hectares work out to about 109 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Kanjia

The census records public bus service for Kanjia 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanjia from other places

Kanjia lies about 16 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Atrampur, about 3.0 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 Kanjia
Nearest railway station Atrampur 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Soraon 8.1 km
District headquarters Allahabad 16 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 16 km

Villages closest to Kanjia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanjia village had a population of 4,338. That makes it the 37th largest of the 398 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,909 residents.

Kanjia village has 2,270 males and 2,068 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanjia has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Kanjia is 229412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanjia covers 39.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 109 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kanjia falls under Soraon tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanjia is Atrampur, about 3.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanjia.

Kanjia is about 16 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanjia is in Soraon tehsil of Allahabad district. Atrampur is about 3.0 km away. Soraon is about 8.1 km away. Allahabad is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pabnah (under 2 km), Pach Deora (under 2 km) and Fatehpur Ta Shahabpur (1.9 km).

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

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