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About Kanakpur Village

Kanakpur is a large village in Dighwara tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,537, made up of 1,864 males and 1,673 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152 hectares hectares.

Kanakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanakpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Dighwara
Area (hectares) 152 hectares
Population 3,537
Male Population 1,864
Female Population 1,673
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kanakpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanakpur is the 8th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,901 residents. Its 152 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Kanakpur

The census records public bus service for Kanakpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kanakpur from other places

Kanakpur lies about 54 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Sitalpur, about under 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 Kanakpur
Nearest railway station Sitalpur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dighwara 4.5 km
Nearest town Dighwāra 4.5 km
District headquarters Saran 54 km

Villages closest to Kanakpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanakpur village had a population of 3,537. That makes it the 8th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,901 residents.

Kanakpur village has 1,864 males and 1,673 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanakpur has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

Kanakpur covers 152 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kanakpur falls under Dighwara tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kanakpur is Sitalpur, about under 2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanakpur.

Kanakpur is about 54 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanakpur is in Dighwara tehsil of Saran district. Sitalpur is about under 2 km away. Dighwara is about 4.5 km away. Dighwāra is about 4.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basti Jalal (under 2 km), Kesarpur (under 2 km) and Parsotimpur (under 2 km).

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

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