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About Kanja Village

Kanja is a small village in Sidhauli tehsil, in the district of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 468, made up of 261 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 793 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.52 hectares hectares.

Kanja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanja village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sitapur
Tehsil Sidhauli
Area (hectares) 69.52 hectares
Population 468
Male Population 261
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 793
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 278th largest of the 304 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,741 residents. Its 69.52 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

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 34 km from Sitapur, and the nearest railway station is Sidhauli, about 4.4 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 Sidhauli 4.4 km
Nearest town Sidhaulī 4.8 km
District headquarters Sitapur 34 km

Villages closest to Kanja

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sidhauli 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 468. That makes it the 278th largest of the 304 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,741 residents.

Kanja village has 261 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanja has about 793 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

Kanja covers 69.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanja falls under Sidhauli tehsil of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanja is Sidhauli, about 4.4 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 34 km from Sitapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanja is in Sidhauli tehsil of Sitapur district. Sidhauli is about 4.4 km away. Sidhaulī is about 4.8 km away. Sitapur 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 Baniyani (under 2 km), Hardoiya (under 2 km) and Hanumanpur (1.7 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.

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