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About Knapuram Village

Knapuram is a mid sized village in Ferrargunj tehsil, in the district of South Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,317, made up of 674 males and 643 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.2 hectares hectares.

Knapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Knapuram village
Description Value
State Andaman and Nicobar Islands
District South Andaman
Tehsil Ferrargunj
Area (hectares) 175.2 hectares
Population 1,317
Male Population 674
Female Population 643
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Knapuram compares

By the 2011 count Knapuram is the 12th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 816 residents. Its 175.2 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 885.

Getting to Knapuram

Knapuram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Knapuram as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jhinga Nallaha, Jirkatang Camp No 7, Jirkatang No 2 and Kadakachang. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Knapuram

As per the Census of India 2011, Knapuram village had a population of 1,317. That makes it the 12th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 816 residents.

Knapuram village has 674 males and 643 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Knapuram has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 885.

Knapuram covers 175.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Knapuram falls under Ferrargunj tehsil of South Andaman district in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

The census record for Knapuram notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Knapuram.

Knapuram is in Ferrargunj tehsil of South Andaman district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Knapuram today is likely to be higher.

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