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About Kanpur Village

Kanpur is a small village in Majhgawan tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 384, made up of 182 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,110 females per 1000 males. The village covers 699.88 hectares hectares.

Kanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Majhgawan
Area (hectares) 699.88 hectares
Population 384
Male Population 182
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,110
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanpur is the 93rd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 699.88 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 915.

Getting to Kanpur

Kanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 36 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Majhagawan, about 5.1 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 Majhagawan 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Majhgawan 5.2 km
District headquarters Satna 36 km

Villages closest to Kanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Majhgawan 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 384. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Kanpur village has 182 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanpur has about 1110 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Kanpur covers 699.88 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 Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanpur is Majhagawan, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kanpur.

Kanpur is about 36 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanpur is in Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district. Majhagawan is about 5.1 km away. Majhgawan is about 5.2 km away. Satna is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dewlaha (2.2 km), Kawar (4.1 km) and Koldari (4.4 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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