Kanjhawala
| Kanjhawala | |
|---|---|
| Sub Urban | |
  Kanjhawala Location in India | |
| Coordinates: 28°43′36″N 77°00′09″E / 28.72674°N 77.00248°ECoordinates: 28°43′36″N 77°00′09″E / 28.72674°N 77.00248°E | |
| Country |
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| State | Delhi |
| District | North West |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 10,331 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Kanjhawala is a village in North West district in the Indian state of Delhi. It is primarily a Jat village mainly dominated by Dabas (surname) gotra.
Demographics
Kanjhawala had population of 10,331 of which 5,529 are males while 4,802 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 1344 which is 13.01 % of total population of Kanjhawala (CT). In Kanjhawala Census Town, Female Sex Ratio is of 869 against state average of 868. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Kanjhawala is around 826 compared to Delhi state average of 871. Literacy rate of Kanjhawala city is 83 % lower than state average of 86.21 %. In Kanjhawala, Male literacy is around 90.07 % while female literacy rate is 75 %.
Kanjhawala is the largest village of Dabas Gotra in the whole Jat community. Dabas mainly migrated from Rajasthan state in the year 1105 and settled here.
People from every religion and caste are now part of this village, which is the center of four industrial areas: Bawana, Mundka, Rani khera, and Bahadurgarh. Also Kanjhawala now boasts of its own Industrial Area. People from every part of India are now resident in Kanjhawala village and its area. The District commissioner (DC), Sub-Divisional Magistrate's Office and the Revenue Court for North-west Delhi are all situated in Kanjhawala on main road MDR-8.
The most common language spoken is Haryanvi, along with Hindi.
Geography
The Mahabharat Kalin Khandav Prasth Van is situated 1 km away from Kanjhawala village in Ladpur village area, which is now known as Dada Pobhara.
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