About Kanakpur Village

Kanakpur is a small village in Sadar tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 309, made up of 139 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,223 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766001, 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	Sadar
Pincode	766001
Area (hectares)	57 hectares
Population	309
Male Population	139
Female Population	170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,223
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanakpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanakpur is the 144th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 501 residents. Its 57 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Kanakpur

Kanakpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanakpur 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 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	Sadar	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 Sadar 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.

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Common questions about Kanakpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanakpur village had a population of 309. That makes it the 144th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 501 residents.

Kanakpur village has 139 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanakpur has about 1223 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Kanakpur is 766001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanakpur covers 57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanakpur falls under Sadar 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sadar tehsil of Kalahandi district. Bolagarh Road is about 27 km away. Sadar 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.