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About Kanaposi Village

Kanaposi is a mid sized village in Kendujhar Sadar tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 711, made up of 341 males and 370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758013, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanaposi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanaposi village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Kendujhar Sadar
Pincode 758013
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 711
Male Population 341
Female Population 370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,085
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 Kanaposi compares

By the 2011 count Kanaposi is the 77th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 760 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Kanaposi

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

Kanaposi lies about 17 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Naranpur, about 13 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 Kanaposi
Nearest railway station Naranpur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Kendujhar Sadar 17 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 17 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 17 km

Villages closest to Kanaposi

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

Common questions about Kanaposi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanaposi village had a population of 711. That makes it the 77th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 760 residents.

Kanaposi village has 341 males and 370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanaposi has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Kanaposi is 758013. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanaposi covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanaposi falls under Kendujhar Sadar tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kanaposi is Naranpur, about 13 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 Kanaposi.

Kanaposi is about 17 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanaposi is in Kendujhar Sadar tehsil of Kendujhar district. Naranpur is about 13 km away. Kendujhar Sadar is about 17 km away. Kendujhar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaniposi (under 2 km), Barkhanda (under 2 km) and Haladharpur (2.5 km).

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

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