Skip to main content

About Kanja Village

Kanja is a mid sized village in Mohammdi tehsil, in the district of Kheri, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 732, made up of 387 males and 345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.57 hectares hectares.

Kanja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanja village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kheri
Tehsil Mohammdi
Area (hectares) 83.57 hectares
Population 732
Male Population 387
Female Population 345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
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 335th largest of the 494 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents. Its 83.57 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 875.

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 33 km from Kheri, and the nearest railway station is Tappa Khajuria, about 3.2 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
Nearest railway station Tappa Khajuria 3.2 km
Nearest town Khairābād 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohammdi 33 km
District headquarters Kheri 33 km

Villages closest to Kanja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanja village had a population of 732. That makes it the 335th largest of the 494 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents.

Kanja village has 387 males and 345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanja has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 875.

Kanja covers 83.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanja falls under Mohammdi tehsil of Kheri district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanja is Tappa Khajuria, about 3.2 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 33 km from Kheri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanja is in Mohammdi tehsil of Kheri district. Tappa Khajuria is about 3.2 km away. Khairābād is about 9.2 km away. Mohammdi is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tenduakanja (under 2 km), Belhara (under 2 km) and Harihar Pur (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.