# Kanjai Village, Gotegaon, Narsimhapur (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/narsimhapur/gotegaon/kanjai/ Village · Gotegaon, Narsimhapur # Kanjai Kanjai is a village in Gotegaon sub-district of Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,561 people in 709 households**, the 6th largest of 244 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%. - 2,561people (2011) - 709households - 78.5%literacy - 950females per 1,000 males ## Kanjai PIN code and other codes Kanjai falls in Gotegaon sub-district, Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockGotegaon - Census village code490541 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kanjai from nearby towns? - Gotegaon (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Narsimhapur (district HQ)40 km by road - Gotegaon (nearest town)5 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 Kanjai? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Kanjai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gotegaon - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gadarwara - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Kanjai known for? About 91% of the 767 hectares of village land is sown, and 413 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 Kanjai Of every 100 households in Kanjai in 2011, 29 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kanjai · ■ Gotegaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****29%** **70% Toilet within the home ****42%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****58%** **73% Tap water ****27%** **12% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **96% Use banking services ****27%** **40% Television ****18%** **21% Mobile phone ****20%** **25% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****56%** **46% Own their home ****94%** **95% 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 Kanjai? ■ Kanjai · ■ Gotegaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%** **76.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950** **924 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1014** **897 Working population ****47.7%** **48.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.4% for men and 70.1% for women. 62% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 227 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 443 (36%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 92 (8%) · **■** Marginal 458 (38%) 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 Gotegaon - Barheta4,582 people - Bauchhar4,179 people - Umariya3,754 people - Shri Nagar3,551 people - Themi2,556 people - Deonagar2,477 people - Lathgaon2,422 people - Noni2,345 people [All 250 villages in Gotegaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/narsimhapur/gotegaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kanjai from Narsimhapur?40 km by road - What is the population of Kanjai?2,561 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanjai in?Narsimhapur district (Gotegaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kanjai?78.5% (Census 2011)