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About Kanpura Village

Kanpura is a large village in Thanagazi tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,036, made up of 1,582 males and 1,454 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 948.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanpura village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Thanagazi
Pincode 301024
Area (hectares) 948.62 hectares
Population 3,036
Male Population 1,582
Female Population 1,454
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanpura compares

By the 2011 count Kanpura is the 12th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,432 residents. Its 948.62 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 911.

Getting to Kanpura

Kanpura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanpura as Available within 5 - 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 Kanpura from other places

Kanpura lies about 26 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Alwar Junction, about 26 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 Kanpura
Nearest town Viratnagar 21 km
Nearest railway station Alwar Junction 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Thanagazi 26 km
District headquarters Alwar 26 km

Villages closest to Kanpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanpura village had a population of 3,036. That makes it the 12th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,432 residents.

Kanpura village has 1,582 males and 1,454 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanpura has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Kanpura is 301024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanpura covers 948.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanpura falls under Thanagazi tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kanpura is Alwar Junction, about 26 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 village for Kanpura.

Kanpura is about 26 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanpura is in Thanagazi tehsil of Alwar district. Viratnagar is about 21 km away. Alwar Junction is about 26 km away. Thanagazi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mundawara (under 2 km), Ajabpura (under 2 km) and Prempura (2.1 km).

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

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