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About Kanakpur Village

Kanakpur is a small village in Kegaon tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 493, made up of 240 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanakpur village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Kegaon
Pincode 766036
Area (hectares) 251 hectares
Population 493
Male Population 240
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanakpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanakpur is the 75th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 964 residents. Its 251 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 1005.

Getting to Kanakpur

Kanakpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanakpur as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kanakpur from other places

Kanakpur lies about 31 km from Kalahandi, and the nearest railway station is Bolagarh Road, 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 Kanakpur
Nearest railway station Bolagarh Road 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Kegaon 31 km
District headquarters Kalahandi 31 km
Nearest town Angul 49 km

Villages closest to Kanakpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanakpur village had a population of 493. That makes it the 75th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 964 residents.

Kanakpur village has 240 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanakpur has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Kanakpur is 766036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanakpur covers 251 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanakpur falls under Kegaon tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kanakpur is Bolagarh Road, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanakpur.

Kanakpur is about 31 km from Kalahandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanakpur is in Kegaon tehsil of Kalahandi district. Bolagarh Road is about 27 km away. Kegaon is about 31 km away. Kalahandi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kendumundi (2.7 km), Phatamunda (8.1 km) and Khaliapali (8.9 km).

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

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