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About Kanjia Village

Kanjia is a mid sized village in Ramnagar II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,074, made up of 542 males and 532 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721453, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanjia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanjia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Ramnagar II
Pincode 721453
Area (hectares) 31.57 hectares
Population 1,074
Male Population 542
Female Population 532
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanjia compares

By the 2011 count Kanjia is the 50th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents. Its 31.57 hectares work out to about 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Kanjia

Kanjia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanjia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kalindi, Kalyanpur, Kan Kaneswar and Kanchibar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 1,074. That makes it the 50th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents.

Kanjia village has 542 males and 532 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanjia has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Kanjia is 721453. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanjia covers 31.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kanjia falls under Ramnagar II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kanjia notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Kanjia.

Kanjia is in Ramnagar II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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