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About Kanpar Village

Kanpar is a large village in Jasdan tehsil, in the district of Rajkot, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,312, made up of 1,174 males and 1,138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1586.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 360040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanpar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanpar village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Rajkot
Tehsil Jasdan
Pincode 360040
Area (hectares) 1586.64 hectares
Population 2,312
Male Population 1,174
Female Population 1,138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanpar compares

By the 2011 count Kanpar is the 46th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,633 residents. Its 1586.64 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with 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 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 Kanpar from other places

Kanpar lies about 46 km from Rajkot, and the nearest railway station is Gondal, about 27 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
Tehsil headquarters Jasdan 18 km
Nearest railway station Gondal 27 km
District headquarters Rajkot 46 km

Villages closest to Kanpar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jasdan 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 2,312. That makes it the 46th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,633 residents.

Kanpar village has 1,174 males and 1,138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanpar has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Kanpar is 360040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanpar covers 1586.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanpar falls under Jasdan tehsil of Rajkot district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Kanpar is Gondal, about 27 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 10+ km distance for Kanpar.

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

Kanpar is in Jasdan tehsil of Rajkot district. Jasdan is about 18 km away. Gondal is about 27 km away. Rajkot is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ishvariya (4.7 km), Baldhoi (10 km) and Atkot (11 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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