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About Kantipur Village

Kantipur is a small village in Sagri tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 202, made up of 101 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276136, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantipur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Sagri
Pincode 276136
Area (hectares) 38.4 hectares
Population 202
Male Population 101
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kantipur compares

By the 2011 count Kantipur is the 660th largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 38.4 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Kantipur

Kantipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kantipur as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kantipur from other places

Kantipur lies about 48 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Dohrighat, about 12 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 Kantipur
Nearest town Chillupār 10 km
Nearest railway station Dohrighat 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagri 31 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 48 km

Villages closest to Kantipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantipur village had a population of 202. That makes it the 660th largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Kantipur village has 101 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantipur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Kantipur is 276136. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantipur covers 38.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kantipur falls under Sagri tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kantipur is Dohrighat, about 12 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kantipur.

Kantipur is about 48 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kantipur is in Sagri tehsil of Azamgarh district. Chillupār is about 10 km away. Dohrighat is about 12 km away. Sagri is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akbalpur (under 2 km), Arazi Dariyapur (under 2 km) and Arazi Palhawapur (under 2 km).

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

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