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About Kanpura Village

Kanpura is a mid sized village in Sumerpur tehsil, in the district of Pali, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,977, made up of 950 males and 1,027 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 454.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 306902, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanpura village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Pali
Tehsil Sumerpur
Pincode 306902
Area (hectares) 454.54 hectares
Population 1,977
Male Population 950
Female Population 1,027
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanpura compares

By the 2011 count Kanpura is the 23rd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,186 residents. Its 454.54 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Kanpura

Kanpura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanpura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 74 km from Pali, and the nearest railway station is Jawai Bandh, about 13 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 Sheoganj 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sumerpur 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Jawai Bandh 13 km
District headquarters Pali 74 km

Villages closest to Kanpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sumerpur 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 1,977. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,186 residents.

Kanpura village has 950 males and 1,027 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanpura has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Kanpura is 306902. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanpura covers 454.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanpura falls under Sumerpur tehsil of Pali district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kanpura is Jawai Bandh, about 13 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanpura.

Kanpura is about 74 km from Pali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanpura is in Sumerpur tehsil of Pali district. Sheoganj is about 4.2 km away. Sumerpur is about 4.9 km away. Jawai Bandh is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purara (under 2 km), Salodariya (1.8 km) and Pomawa (2.8 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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