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About Kanakpur Village

Kanakpur is a large village in Najibabad tehsil, in the district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,787, made up of 1,938 males and 1,849 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 510.87 hectares hectares.

Kanakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanakpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bijnor
Tehsil Najibabad
Area (hectares) 510.87 hectares
Population 3,787
Male Population 1,938
Female Population 1,849
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kanakpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanakpur is the 20th largest of the 392 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,309 residents. Its 510.87 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 903.

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 within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanakpur from other places

Kanakpur lies about 36 km from Bijnor, and the nearest railway station is Bundki, about 7.1 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
Nearest railway station Bundki 7.1 km
Nearest town Nagīna 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Najibabad 16 km
District headquarters Bijnor 36 km

Villages closest to Kanakpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Najibabad 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 3,787. That makes it the 20th largest of the 392 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,309 residents.

Kanakpur village has 1,938 males and 1,849 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanakpur has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Kanakpur covers 510.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanakpur falls under Najibabad tehsil of Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanakpur is Bundki, about 7.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kanakpur.

Kanakpur is about 36 km from Bijnor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanakpur is in Najibabad tehsil of Bijnor district. Bundki is about 7.1 km away. Nagīna is about 8.6 km away. Najibabad 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 Barampur (3.3 km), Taqipur Harbans (4.4 km) and Kalan Nagli (4.5 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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