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About Kanpur Village

Kanpur is a small village in Mahakalapada tehsil, in the district of Kendrapara, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 357, made up of 179 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 754224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanpur village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendrapara
Tehsil Mahakalapada
Pincode 754224
Area (hectares) 57 hectares
Population 357
Male Population 179
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanpur is the 102nd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 953 residents. Its 57 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Kanpur

Kanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanpur as Available within 5 - 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 Kanpur from other places

Kanpur lies about 25 km from Kendrapara, and the nearest railway station is Ratnagiri Road, about 12 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 Ratnagiri Road 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahakalapada 25 km
District headquarters Kendrapara 25 km
Nearest town Kendrāparha 25 km

Villages closest to Kanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mahakalapada 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 357. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 953 residents.

Kanpur village has 179 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanpur has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Kanpur is 754224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanpur covers 57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanpur falls under Mahakalapada tehsil of Kendrapara district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kanpur is Ratnagiri Road, about 12 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 km distance for Kanpur.

Kanpur is about 25 km from Kendrapara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanpur is in Mahakalapada tehsil of Kendrapara district. Ratnagiri Road is about 12 km away. Mahakalapada is about 25 km away. Kendrapara is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaganathpur (2.0 km), Nantar (7.8 km) and Aitipur (10 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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