About Kanak Purwa Village

Kanak Purwa is a small village in Rudhauli tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 450, made up of 209 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,153 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanak Purwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanak Purwa village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Basti
Tehsil	Rudhauli
Pincode	272150
Area (hectares)	45.35 hectares
Population	450
Male Population	209
Female Population	241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,153
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanak Purwa compares

By the 2011 count Kanak Purwa is the 166th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 804 residents. Its 45.35 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Kanak Purwa

Kanak Purwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanak Purwa 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanak Purwa from other places

Kanak Purwa lies about 22 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Govindnagar, about 15 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 Kanak Purwa
Tehsil headquarters	Rudhauli	6.7 km
Nearest railway station	Govindnagar	15 km
District headquarters	Basti	22 km
Nearest town	Bastī	22 km

Villages closest to Kanak Purwa

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

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Common questions about Kanak Purwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanak Purwa village had a population of 450. That makes it the 166th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 804 residents.

Kanak Purwa village has 209 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanak Purwa has about 1153 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Kanak Purwa is 272150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanak Purwa covers 45.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanak Purwa falls under Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanak Purwa is Govindnagar, about 15 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 - 10 km distance for Kanak Purwa.

Kanak Purwa is about 22 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanak Purwa is in Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district. Rudhauli is about 6.7 km away. Govindnagar is about 15 km away. Basti is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.