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About Kanpur Village

Kanpur is a mid sized village in Sayla tehsil, in the district of Surendranagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 586, made up of 298 males and 288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1128.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 363430, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanpur village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Surendranagar
Tehsil Sayla
Pincode 363430
Area (hectares) 1128.76 hectares
Population 586
Male Population 298
Female Population 288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanpur is the 65th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents. Its 1128.76 hectares work out to about 0.5 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, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Kanpur

Kanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanpur 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 Kanpur from other places

Kanpur lies about 42 km from Surendranagar, and the nearest railway station is Ranpur, 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 Kanpur
Nearest railway station Ranpur under 2 km
Nearest town Botad 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Sayla 32 km
District headquarters Surendranagar 42 km

Villages closest to Kanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanpur village had a population of 586. That makes it the 65th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents.

Kanpur village has 298 males and 288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanpur has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Kanpur is 363430. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanpur covers 1128.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanpur falls under Sayla tehsil of Surendranagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Kanpur is Ranpur, about under 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 10+ km distance for Kanpur.

Kanpur is about 42 km from Surendranagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanpur is in Sayla tehsil of Surendranagar district. Ranpur is about under 2 km away. Botad is about 21 km away. Sayla is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ori (23 km), Nava Sudamda (25 km) and Sudamda (25 km).

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

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