# Kanjian Village, Bhoranj, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Bhoranj, Hamirpur 

# Kanjian

Kanjian is a village in Bhoranj sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177024**. The 2011 Census counted **343 people in 80 households**, the 85th largest of 273 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%.

- 343people (2011)
- 80households
- 91.5%literacy
- 177024PIN code

## Kanjian PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kanjian is 177024.** Kanjian falls in Bhoranj sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177024
- Community development blockBamson
- Census village code017832

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kanjian from nearby towns?

- Bhoranj (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)24 km by road
- Hamirpur (nearest town)24 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kanjian?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Kanjian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhoranj
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kanjian known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 45% of the 51 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kanjian

Of every 100 households in Kanjian in 2011, 100 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 72 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Kanjian · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****72%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****28%**

**70%

Use banking services ****96%**

**94%

Television ****74%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**5%

None of these assets ****5%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kanjian?

■ Kanjian · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.5%**

**87.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1257**

**1147

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1235**

**907

Working population ****63.0%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 99.3% for men and 85.3% for women. 61% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 6 (3%) · **■** Other work 58 (27%) · **■** Marginal 152 (70%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Bhoranj

- Jharlog Upperla348 people
- Bagwar347 people
- Jamli Palasi347 people
- Palpal345 people
- Tikkar Upperla342 people
- Dharaun340 people
- Nagrota333 people
- Jhandwin Brahmana327 people

[All 279 villages in Bhoranj](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/bhoranj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanjian?177024
- How far is Kanjian from Hamirpur?24 km by road
- What is the population of Kanjian?343 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanjian in?Hamirpur district (Bhoranj sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kanjian?91.5% (Census 2011)