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About Kanakpur Village

Kanakpur is a mid sized village in Koil tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,440, made up of 769 males and 671 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 378.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 204215, 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 Koil
Pincode 204215
Area (hectares) 378.22 hectares
Population 1,440
Male Population 769
Female Population 671
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
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 Kanakpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanakpur is the 193rd largest of the 357 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,099 residents. Its 378.22 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Kanakpur

Kanakpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanakpur 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 Kanakpur from other places

Kanakpur lies about 26 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Rati Ka Nagla, about 8.4 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 railway station Rati Ka Nagla 8.4 km
Nearest town Sikandra Rao 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Koil 26 km
District headquarters Aligarh 26 km

Villages closest to Kanakpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Koil 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 1,440. That makes it the 193rd largest of the 357 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,099 residents.

Kanakpur village has 769 males and 671 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanakpur has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 881.

The pincode recorded for Kanakpur is 204215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanakpur covers 378.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kanakpur is Rati Ka Nagla, about 8.4 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 Kanakpur.

Kanakpur is about 26 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 Koil tehsil of Aligarh district. Rati Ka Nagla is about 8.4 km away. Sikandra Rao is about 11 km away. Koil is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhinoli (1.7 km), Bijalpur (2.8 km) and Jaitpur (2.9 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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