About Kahanpur Village

Kahanpur is a small village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 324, made up of 170 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kahanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kahanpur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Rupnagar
Tehsil	Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode	140111
Area (hectares)	119 hectares
Population	324
Male Population	170
Female Population	154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	906
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kahanpur compares

By the 2011 count Kahanpur is the 126th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 892.

Getting to Kahanpur

Kahanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kahanpur as Available within 10+ 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 Kahanpur from other places

Kahanpur lies about 20 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Khamanon, 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 Kahanpur
Tehsil headquarters	Chamkaur Sahib	9.0 km
Nearest town	Māchhīwāra	12 km
Nearest railway station	Khamanon	12 km
District headquarters	Rupnagar	20 km

Villages closest to Kahanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chamkaur Sahib 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 Kahanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kahanpur village had a population of 324. That makes it the 126th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Kahanpur village has 170 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kahanpur has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Kahanpur is 140111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kahanpur covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kahanpur falls under Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kahanpur is Khamanon, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kahanpur.

Kahanpur is about 20 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kahanpur is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Chamkaur Sahib is about 9.0 km away. Māchhīwāra is about 12 km away. Khamanon is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.