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About Kanpar Village

Kanpar is a small village in Bhuj tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 124, made up of 60 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 593.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanpar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanpar village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Bhuj
Pincode 370040
Area (hectares) 593.07 hectares
Population 124
Male Population 60
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanpar compares

By the 2011 count Kanpar is the 135th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,548 residents. Its 593.07 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Kanpar

Kanpar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanpar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kanpar from other places

Kanpar lies about 28 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Deshalpar, about 4.6 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 Kanpar
Nearest railway station Deshalpar 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhuj 23 km
District headquarters Kachchh 28 km

Villages closest to Kanpar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanpar village had a population of 124. That makes it the 135th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,548 residents.

Kanpar village has 60 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanpar has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Kanpar is 370040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanpar covers 593.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanpar falls under Bhuj tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Kanpar is Deshalpar, about 4.6 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 <5 km distance for Kanpar.

Kanpar is about 28 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanpar is in Bhuj tehsil of Kachchh district. Deshalpar is about 4.6 km away. Bhuj is about 23 km away. Kachchh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fulra Timbo (1.8 km), Bhitara Mota (4.0 km) and Deshalpar (4.1 km).

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

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