# Kanjra Village, Buxwaha, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/buxwaha/kanjra/

Village · Buxwaha, Chhatarpur 

# Kanjra

Kanjra is a village in Buxwaha sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **482 people in 88 households**, the 59th largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 482people (2011)
- 88households
- 52.5%literacy
- 1,025females per 1,000 males

## Kanjra PIN code and other codes

Kanjra falls in Buxwaha sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBuxwaha
- Census village code458429

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

## How far is Kanjra from nearby towns?

- Buxwaha (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)95 km by road
- Buxwaha (nearest town)40 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 Kanjra?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kanjra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bajna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bada Malhera
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bada Malehra
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Kanjra known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, urad and wheat**. About 18% of the 281 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kanjra

Of every 100 households in Kanjra in 2011, 38 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanjra · ■ Buxwaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****100%**

**33%

Television ****3%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****44%**

**49%

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 Kanjra?

■ Kanjra · ■ Buxwaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.5%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025**

**866

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**908

Working population ****38.4%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.3% for men and 43.3% for women. 47% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 66 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (6%) · **■** Other work 101 (55%) · **■** Marginal 7 (4%)

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 Buxwaha

- Pipariya Kalan527 people
- Sanauda521 people
- Kudanjani520 people
- Chhayan505 people
- Nandpon453 people
- Bhujpura446 people
- Siddhai431 people
- Salaiya421 people

[All 131 villages in Buxwaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/buxwaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kanjra from Chhatarpur?95 km by road
- What is the population of Kanjra?482 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanjra in?Chhatarpur district (Buxwaha sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kanjra?52.5% (Census 2011)