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About Kanpur Village

Kanpur is a mid sized village in Sagwara tehsil, in the district of Dungarpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,330, made up of 644 males and 686 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 384.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 314031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanpur village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Dungarpur
Tehsil Sagwara
Pincode 314031
Area (hectares) 384.1 hectares
Population 1,330
Male Population 644
Female Population 686
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanpur is the 73rd largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents. Its 384.1 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Kanpur

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

Kanpur lies about 44 km from Dungarpur. 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 Kanpur
Tehsil headquarters Sagwara 9.3 km
Nearest town Sāgwāra 9.3 km
District headquarters Dungarpur 44 km

Villages closest to Kanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanpur village had a population of 1,330. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents.

Kanpur village has 644 males and 686 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanpur has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Kanpur is 314031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanpur covers 384.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanpur falls under Sagwara tehsil of Dungarpur district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Kanpur notes the nearest railway station 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 Kanpur.

Kanpur is about 44 km from Dungarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanpur is in Sagwara tehsil of Dungarpur district. Sagwara is about 9.3 km away. Sāgwāra is about 9.3 km away. Dungarpur is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Selota (under 2 km), Kishanpura (2.5 km) and Bandarber (3.0 km).

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

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