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About Kanikapur Village

Kanikapur is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8, made up of 4 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanikapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanikapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272133
Area (hectares) 19.55 hectares
Population 8
Male Population 4
Female Population 4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanikapur compares

By the 2011 count Kanikapur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 19.55 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Kanikapur

Kanikapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanikapur as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Kanchanpur, Kandaraupur, Kandrakhpur and Kangai Bujurg. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kanikapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanikapur village had a population of 8. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Kanikapur village has 4 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanikapur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Kanikapur is 272133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanikapur covers 19.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanikapur falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Kanikapur notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Kanikapur.

Kanikapur is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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