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About Kanakpur Village

Kanakpur is a mid sized village in Atrauli tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,019, made up of 553 males and 466 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 843 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 202281, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanakpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Atrauli
Pincode 202281
Area (hectares) 160.69 hectares
Population 1,019
Male Population 553
Female Population 466
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 843
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 Kanakpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanakpur is the 224th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,271 residents. Its 160.69 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Kanakpur

Kanakpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kanakpur 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 Kanakpur from other places

Kanakpur lies about 39 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Dibai, 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 Kanakpur
Nearest town Naraura 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Atrauli 12 km
Nearest railway station Dibai 13 km
District headquarters Aligarh 39 km

Villages closest to Kanakpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanakpur village had a population of 1,019. That makes it the 224th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,271 residents.

Kanakpur village has 553 males and 466 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanakpur has about 843 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 877.

The pincode recorded for Kanakpur is 202281. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanakpur covers 160.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanakpur falls under Atrauli tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanakpur is Dibai, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kanakpur.

Kanakpur is about 39 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanakpur is in Atrauli tehsil of Aligarh district. Naraura is about 11 km away. Atrauli is about 12 km away. Dibai 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 Said Alampur (under 2 km), Kunjalpur (2.1 km) and Baijla (2.4 km).

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

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