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About Kanakpur Village

Kanakpur is a mid sized village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 854, made up of 442 males and 412 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.35 hectares hectares.

Kanakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanakpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Area (hectares) 88.35 hectares
Population 854
Male Population 442
Female Population 412
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kanakpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanakpur is the 382nd largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 88.35 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Kanakpur

Kanakpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kanakpur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 37 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Handia Khas, about 2.7 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
Tehsil headquarters Handia 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Handia Khas 2.7 km
Nearest town Phulpur 22 km
District headquarters Allahabad 37 km

Villages closest to Kanakpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Handia 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 854. That makes it the 382nd largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Kanakpur village has 442 males and 412 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanakpur has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Kanakpur covers 88.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanakpur falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanakpur is Handia Khas, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanakpur.

Kanakpur is about 37 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanakpur is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Handia is about 2.3 km away. Handia Khas is about 2.7 km away. Phulpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanakpur Mavaiya (under 2 km), Kanakpur Ta Utraon (under 2 km) and Paramanandapur (under 2 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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