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Kanjia Population - Puri, Orissa

Kanjia is a large village located in Satyabadi Block of Puri district, Orissa with total 704 families residing. The Kanjia village has population of 3498 of which 1833 are males while 1665 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kanjia village population of children with age 0-6 is 356 which makes up 10.18 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kanjia village is 908 which is lower than Orissa state average of 979. Child Sex Ratio for the Kanjia as per census is 780, lower than Orissa average of 941.

Kanjia village has higher literacy rate compared to Orissa. In 2011, literacy rate of Kanjia village was 84.02 % compared to 72.87 % of Orissa. In Kanjia Male literacy stands at 89.90 % while female literacy rate was 77.67 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Kanjia village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Kanjia village.

Kanjia Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 704 - -
Population 3,498 1,833 1,665
Child (0-6) 356 200 156
Schedule Caste 753 396 357
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 84.02 % 89.90 % 77.67 %
Total Workers 1,177 1,033 144
Main Worker 1,029 - -
Marginal Worker 148 84 64

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.53 % of total population in Kanjia village. The village Kanjia currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Kanjia village out of total population, 1177 were engaged in work activities. 87.43 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.57 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1177 workers engaged in Main Work, 200 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 124 were Agricultural labourer.