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About Kanp Village

Kanp is a large village in Rupauli tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,990, made up of 2,110 males and 1,880 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 364 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanp Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanp village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Rupauli
Pincode 843204
Area (hectares) 364 hectares
Population 3,990
Male Population 2,110
Female Population 1,880
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kanp compares

By the 2011 count Kanp is the 22nd largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 5,449 residents. Its 364 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Kanp

Kanp is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanp as Available within 5 - 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanp from other places

Kanp lies about 46 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Banikpur Halt, 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 Kanp
Tehsil headquarters Rupauli 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Banikpur Halt 11 km
Nearest town Naugachhia 13 km
District headquarters Purnia 46 km

Villages closest to Kanp

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanp village had a population of 3,990. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,449 residents.

Kanp village has 2,110 males and 1,880 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanp has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

The pincode recorded for Kanp is 843204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanp covers 364 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanp falls under Rupauli tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kanp is Banikpur Halt, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kanp.

Kanp is about 46 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanp is in Rupauli tehsil of Purnia district. Rupauli is about 9.1 km away. Banikpur Halt is about 11 km away. Naugachhia is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nathpur (under 2 km), Balia (under 2 km) and Khalsa Arazi (2.0 km).

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

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