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About Kanganpura Village

Kanganpura is a mid sized village in Malout tehsil, in the district of Muktsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,368, made up of 716 males and 652 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 327 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanganpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanganpura village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Muktsar
Tehsil Malout
Pincode 152107
Area (hectares) 327 hectares
Population 1,368
Male Population 716
Female Population 652
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanganpura compares

By the 2011 count Kanganpura is the 82nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,931 residents. Its 327 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Kanganpura

Kanganpura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanganpura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kanganpura from other places

Kanganpura lies about 43 km from Muktsar, and the nearest railway station is Qabarwala, about 10 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 Kanganpura
Nearest railway station Qabarwala 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Malout 14 km
District headquarters Muktsar 43 km

Villages closest to Kanganpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanganpura village had a population of 1,368. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,931 residents.

Kanganpura village has 716 males and 652 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanganpura has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Kanganpura is 152107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanganpura covers 327 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanganpura falls under Malout tehsil of Muktsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kanganpura is Qabarwala, about 10 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kanganpura.

Kanganpura is about 43 km from Muktsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanganpura is in Malout tehsil of Muktsar district. Qabarwala is about 10 km away. Malout is about 14 km away. Muktsar is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arniwala Waziran (3.0 km), Phulu Khera (3.0 km) and Mehmud Khera (4.0 km).

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

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