About Kanja Village

Kanja is a small village in Mauranipur tehsil, in the district of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 394, made up of 207 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 454.02 hectares hectares.

Kanja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanja village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Jhansi
Tehsil	Mauranipur
Area (hectares)	454.02 hectares
Population	394
Male Population	207
Female Population	187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanja compares

By the 2011 count Kanja is the 139th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,048 residents. Its 454.02 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Kanja

Kanja is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanja as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanja from other places

Kanja lies about 62 km from Jhansi, and the nearest railway station is Mau Ranipur, about 6.2 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 Kanja
Tehsil headquarters	Mauranipur	4.3 km
Nearest railway station	Mau Ranipur	6.2 km
Nearest town	Nowgong	35 km
District headquarters	Jhansi	62 km

Villages closest to Kanja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanja village had a population of 394. That makes it the 139th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,048 residents.

Kanja village has 207 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanja has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

Kanja covers 454.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanja falls under Mauranipur tehsil of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanja is Mau Ranipur, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kanja.

Kanja is about 62 km from Jhansi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanja is in Mauranipur tehsil of Jhansi district. Mauranipur is about 4.3 km away. Mau Ranipur is about 6.2 km away. Nowgong is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.