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About Bukkanpur Village

Bukkanpur is a mid sized village in Mankapur tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,086, made up of 569 males and 517 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bukkanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bukkanpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Mankapur
Pincode 271312
Area (hectares) 128.99 hectares
Population 1,086
Male Population 569
Female Population 517
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
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 Bukkanpur compares

By the 2011 count Bukkanpur is the 192nd largest of the 460 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,331 residents. Its 128.99 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Bukkanpur

Bukkanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bukkanpur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bukkanpur from other places

Bukkanpur lies about 32 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Lakhpat Nagar, about 2.7 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 Bukkanpur
Nearest railway station Lakhpat Nagar 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Mankapur 3.6 km
Nearest town Ayodhya 26 km
District headquarters Gonda 32 km

Villages closest to Bukkanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bukkanpur village had a population of 1,086. That makes it the 192nd largest of the 460 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,331 residents.

Bukkanpur village has 569 males and 517 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bukkanpur has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Bukkanpur is 271312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bukkanpur covers 128.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bukkanpur falls under Mankapur tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bukkanpur is Lakhpat Nagar, about 2.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bukkanpur.

Bukkanpur is about 32 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bukkanpur is in Mankapur tehsil of Gonda district. Lakhpat Nagar is about 2.7 km away. Mankapur is about 3.6 km away. Ayodhya is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bukanapur (under 2 km), Buknapur (under 2 km) and Gohana (under 2 km).

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

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