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About Kanpura Village

Kanpura is a mid sized village in Jhalrapatan tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 991, made up of 530 males and 461 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1696.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanpura village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Jhalrapatan
Pincode 326001
Area (hectares) 1696.46 hectares
Population 991
Male Population 530
Female Population 461
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
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 65th largest of the 318 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 717 residents. Its 1696.46 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

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 17 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Jhalawar City, about 19 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
District headquarters Jhalawar 17 km
Nearest town Jhālāwār 17 km
Nearest railway station Jhalawar City 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Jhalrapatan 23 km

Villages closest to Kanpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jhalrapatan 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 991. That makes it the 65th largest of the 318 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 717 residents.

Kanpura village has 530 males and 461 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanpura has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Kanpura is 326001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanpura covers 1696.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanpura falls under Jhalrapatan tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kanpura is Jhalawar City, about 19 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 17 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanpura is in Jhalrapatan tehsil of Jhalawar district. Jhalawar is about 17 km away. Jhālāwār is about 17 km away. Jhalawar City is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kankriya (11 km), Loda Khera (11 km) and Dhanwas (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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