Skip to main content

About Kangkupur Village

Kangkupur is a small village in Subansiri tehsil, in the district of Dhemaji, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 275, made up of 145 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 787035, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kangkupur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kangkupur village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dhemaji
Tehsil Subansiri
Pincode 787035
Area (hectares) 268 hectares
Population 275
Male Population 145
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kangkupur compares

By the 2011 count Kangkupur is the 98th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 268 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Kangkupur

Kangkupur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kangkupur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kangkupur from other places

Kangkupur lies about 14 km from Subansiri, and the nearest railway station is Dhemaji, about 11 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kangkupur
Nearest railway station Dhemaji 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Subansiri 14 km
Nearest town Silapathar 24 km

Villages closest to Kangkupur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Subansiri tehsil.

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 Kangkupur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kangkupur village had a population of 275. That makes it the 98th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Kangkupur village has 145 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kangkupur has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Kangkupur is 787035. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kangkupur covers 268 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kangkupur falls under Subansiri tehsil of Dhemaji district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Kangkupur is Dhemaji, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kangkupur.

Kangkupur is about 14 km from Subansiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kangkupur is in Subansiri tehsil of Dhemaji district. Dhemaji is about 11 km away. Subansiri is about 14 km away. Silapathar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bebejia Gaon (18 km), Dirpaisantipur Gaon (18 km) and No 1 Dakhin Gaon Deodhani No 1 (18 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.