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About Kaniposi Village

Kaniposi is a mid sized village in Kendujhar Sadar tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 746, made up of 374 males and 372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaniposi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaniposi village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Kendujhar Sadar
Pincode 758031
Area (hectares) 261 hectares
Population 746
Male Population 374
Female Population 372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaniposi compares

By the 2011 count Kaniposi is the 73rd largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 760 residents. Its 261 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Kaniposi

Kaniposi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kaniposi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kaniposi from other places

Kaniposi 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 Kaniposi
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 Kaniposi

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 Kaniposi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaniposi village had a population of 746. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 760 residents.

Kaniposi village has 374 males and 372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaniposi has about 995 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 1007.

The pincode recorded for Kaniposi is 758031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaniposi covers 261 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kaniposi 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kaniposi.

Kaniposi 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.

Kaniposi 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 Kanaposi (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 Kaniposi today is likely to be higher.

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