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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
PRATAP
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- LGD code
- 139016
- Pincode
- 261301
- Post office
- Bhandia
- Population
- 468
- Households
- 76
- Literacy rate
- 48.1%
- Sex ratio
- 793 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 132
Census 2011 · in context
How Kanja compares
By population, Kanja ranks #289 of 320 villages in Sidhauli mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.1%
−4.8% vs mandal average
- Kanja
- 48.1%
- Sidhauli mandal
- 52.9%
- Sitapur district
- 50.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
793
−94 vs mandal average
- Kanja
- 793
- Sidhauli mandal
- 887
Household size
people per home
6.2
+0.7 vs mandal average
- Kanja
- 6.2
- Sidhauli mandal
- 5.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kanja at a glance
Kanja is a village of 468 people in 76 households (Census 2011) in Sidhauli tehsil, Sitapur district, Uttar Pradesh, the 289th-largest of 320 villages in Sidhauli tehsil. Literacy is 48%, 5 points below the tehsil average of 53% and the sex ratio is 793 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 261301, served by Bhandia post office; the LGD village code is 139016. The sarpanch is PRATAP, and the village votes in Gopamau assembly constituency, represented by MLA Shyam Prakash. The population is estimated at 552 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kanja
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 5
- Power hours (winter)
- 5
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- SIDHAULI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 7
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 42
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BANIYANI
- Total area (ha)
- 69.52
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 58.67
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kanja
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kanja
- LGD code
- 139016
- Pincode
- 261301
- Post office
- Bhandia
- Population (Census 2011)
- 468
- Population (projected 2026)
- 552
- Households
- 76
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 793
- Literacy rate
- 48.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Hardoi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gopamau
- Member of Parliament
- Jai Prakash
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Shyam Prakash
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- PRATAP
- Block / Mandal
- Sidhauli
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)