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About Kanpura Village

Kanpura is a mid sized village in Hurda tehsil, in the district of Bhilwara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 667, made up of 342 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 480 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 311204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanpura village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bhilwara
Tehsil Hurda
Pincode 311204
Area (hectares) 480 hectares
Population 667
Male Population 342
Female Population 325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanpura compares

By the 2011 count Kanpura is the 59th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,372 residents. Its 480 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Kanpura

Kanpura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kanpura as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kanpura from other places

Kanpura lies about 23 km from Bhilwara, and the nearest railway station is Hamirgarh, about 14 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 railway station Hamirgarh 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Hurda 23 km
District headquarters Bhilwara 23 km

Villages closest to Kanpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hurda 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 667. That makes it the 59th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,372 residents.

Kanpura village has 342 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanpura has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Kanpura is 311204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanpura covers 480 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanpura falls under Hurda tehsil of Bhilwara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kanpura is Hamirgarh, about 14 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 10+ km distance for Kanpura.

Kanpura is about 23 km from Bhilwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanpura is in Hurda tehsil of Bhilwara district. Hamirgarh is about 14 km away. Hurda is about 23 km away. Bhilwara is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalampura (12 km), Atalpura (12 km) and Bakhtawarpura (12 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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