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About Kanpur Village

Kanpur is a mid sized village in Jewar tehsil, in the district of Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,615, made up of 842 males and 773 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 369.21 hectares hectares.

Kanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gautam Buddha Nagar
Tehsil Jewar
Area (hectares) 369.21 hectares
Population 1,615
Male Population 842
Female Population 773
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanpur is the 42nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,958 residents. Its 369.21 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 863.

Getting to Kanpur

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

Kanpur lies about 27 km from Gautam Buddha Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Gangraul, about 14 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 Kanpur
Tehsil headquarters Jewar 13 km
Nearest railway station Gangraul 14 km
District headquarters Gautam Buddha Nagar 27 km

Villages closest to Kanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanpur village had a population of 1,615. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,958 residents.

Kanpur village has 842 males and 773 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanpur has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 863.

Kanpur covers 369.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanpur falls under Jewar tehsil of Gautam Buddha Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanpur is Gangraul, about 14 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanpur.

Kanpur is about 27 km from Gautam Buddha Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanpur is in Jewar tehsil of Gautam Buddha Nagar district. Jewar is about 13 km away. Gangraul is about 14 km away. Gautam Buddha Nagar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mundrah (1.6 km), Milk Karimabad (1.8 km) and Shahpur Nagala (2.3 km).

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

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