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About Kanikpur Village

Kanikpur is a small village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Bara Banki, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 254, made up of 120 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,117 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115 hectares hectares.

Kanikpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanikpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bara Banki
Tehsil Ramnagar
Area (hectares) 115 hectares
Population 254
Male Population 120
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,117
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanikpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanikpur is the 210th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents. Its 115 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 859.

Getting to Kanikpur

Kanikpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanikpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanikpur from other places

Kanikpur lies about 30 km from Bara Banki, and the nearest railway station is Sundhiamau, about 6.5 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 Kanikpur
Nearest railway station Sundhiamau 6.5 km
Nearest town Fatehpur 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar 16 km
District headquarters Bara Banki 30 km

Villages closest to Kanikpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanikpur village had a population of 254. That makes it the 210th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents.

Kanikpur village has 120 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanikpur has about 1117 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 859.

Kanikpur covers 115 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanikpur falls under Ramnagar tehsil of Bara Banki district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanikpur is Sundhiamau, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kanikpur.

Kanikpur is about 30 km from Bara Banki in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanikpur is in Ramnagar tehsil of Bara Banki district. Sundhiamau is about 6.5 km away. Fatehpur is about 7.2 km away. Ramnagar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gagaura (1.9 km), Parbatpur (2.2 km) and Ruhera (3.3 km).

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

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