About Kanp Village

Kanp is one of the larger villages in Saur Bazar tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 19,431, made up of 10,009 males and 9,422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1967 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanp Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanp village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Saur Bazar
Pincode	852221
Area (hectares)	1967 hectares
Population	19,431
Male Population	10,009
Female Population	9,422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanp compares

By the 2011 count Kanp is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,293 residents. Its 1967 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Kanp

Kanp is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanp 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanp from other places

Kanp lies about 15 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Methai, about 8.2 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	Saur Bazar	5.7 km
Nearest railway station	Methai	8.2 km
Nearest town	Madhepura	11 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	15 km

Villages closest to Kanp

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanp village had a population of 19,431. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,293 residents.

Kanp village has 10,009 males and 9,422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanp has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Kanp is 852221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanp covers 1967 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanp falls under Saur Bazar tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kanp is Methai, about 8.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kanp.

Kanp is about 15 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanp is in Saur Bazar tehsil of Saharsa district. Saur Bazar is about 5.7 km away. Methai is about 8.2 km away. Madhepura is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.