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About Kakanpur Village

Kakanpur is a mid sized village in Kavant tehsil, in the district of Vadodara, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,376, made up of 675 males and 701 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 451.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 391170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakanpur village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Vadodara
Tehsil Kavant
Pincode 391170
Area (hectares) 451.65 hectares
Population 1,376
Male Population 675
Female Population 701
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kakanpur compares

By the 2011 count Kakanpur is the 62nd largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,530 residents. Its 451.65 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Kakanpur

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

Kakanpur lies about 90 km from Vadodara. 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 Kakanpur
Tehsil headquarters Kavant 2.1 km
Nearest town Chhota Udepur 26 km
District headquarters Vadodara 90 km

Villages closest to Kakanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakanpur village had a population of 1,376. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,530 residents.

Kakanpur village has 675 males and 701 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakanpur has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Kakanpur is 391170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakanpur covers 451.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kakanpur falls under Kavant tehsil of Vadodara district in Gujarat.

The census record for Kakanpur notes the nearest railway station 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 Kakanpur.

Kakanpur is about 90 km from Vadodara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakanpur is in Kavant tehsil of Vadodara district. Kavant is about 2.1 km away. Chhota Udepur is about 26 km away. Vadodara is about 90 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palas Kuva (2.0 km), Katkavant (2.1 km) and Kavant (2.1 km).

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

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