About Kanpura Village

Kanpura is a mid sized village in Itarhi tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,495, made up of 783 males and 712 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172 hectares hectares.

Kanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanpura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Itarhi
Area (hectares)	172 hectares
Population	1,495
Male Population	783
Female Population	712
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanpura compares

By the 2011 count Kanpura is the 36th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents. Its 172 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Kanpura

Kanpura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanpura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kanpura from other places

Kanpura lies about 42 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Bhabua Road, about 16 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 Kanpura
Nearest railway station	Bhabua Road	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Itarhi	21 km
Nearest town	Zamānia	22 km
District headquarters	Buxar	42 km

Villages closest to Kanpura

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

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Common questions about Kanpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanpura village had a population of 1,495. That makes it the 36th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents.

Kanpura village has 783 males and 712 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanpura has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Kanpura covers 172 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanpura falls under Itarhi tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kanpura is Bhabua Road, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kanpura.

Kanpura is about 42 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanpura is in Itarhi tehsil of Buxar district. Bhabua Road is about 16 km away. Itarhi is about 21 km away. Zamānia is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.