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About Kanjahar Village

Kanjahar is a small village in Sagri tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 27, made up of 15 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.14 hectares hectares.

Kanjahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanjahar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Sagri
Area (hectares) 19.14 hectares
Population 27
Male Population 15
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanjahar compares

By the 2011 count Kanjahar is the 788th largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 19.14 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Kanjahar

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

How far is Kanjahar from other places

Kanjahar lies about 48 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Dohrighat, about 25 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 Kanjahar
Nearest town Rūdarpur 22 km
Nearest railway station Dohrighat 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagri 34 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 48 km

Villages closest to Kanjahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanjahar village had a population of 27. That makes it the 788th largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Kanjahar village has 15 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanjahar has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Kanjahar covers 19.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanjahar falls under Sagri tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanjahar is Dohrighat, about 25 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanjahar.

Kanjahar is about 48 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanjahar is in Sagri tehsil of Azamgarh district. Rūdarpur is about 22 km away. Dohrighat is about 25 km away. Sagri is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sankarpur (1.9 km), Jamin Belari (2.3 km) and Awati (7.1 km).

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

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