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About Kanpura Village

Kanpura is a small village in Jiran tehsil, in the district of Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 430, made up of 221 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.97 hectares hectares.

Kanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanpura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Neemuch
Tehsil Jiran
Area (hectares) 104.97 hectares
Population 430
Male Population 221
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanpura compares

By the 2011 count Kanpura is the 42nd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 807 residents. Its 104.97 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Kanpura

Kanpura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kanpura as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kanpura from other places

Kanpura lies about 48 km from Neemuch, and the nearest railway station is Matyakheri, about 14 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 Kanpura
Tehsil headquarters Jiran 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Matyakheri 14 km
Nearest town Nimach 21 km
District headquarters Neemuch 48 km

Villages closest to Kanpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanpura village had a population of 430. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 807 residents.

Kanpura village has 221 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanpura has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Kanpura covers 104.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanpura falls under Jiran tehsil of Neemuch district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanpura is Matyakheri, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kanpura.

Kanpura is about 48 km from Neemuch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanpura is in Jiran tehsil of Neemuch district. Jiran is about 8.0 km away. Matyakheri is about 14 km away. Nimach is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akhepur (under 2 km), Amawalijagir (under 2 km) and Ghasundijagir (1.7 km).

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

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