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About Buknapur Village

Buknapur is a small village in Mankapur tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 451, made up of 231 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.36 hectares hectares.

Buknapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Buknapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Mankapur
Area (hectares) 39.36 hectares
Population 451
Male Population 231
Female Population 220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Buknapur compares

By the 2011 count Buknapur is the 360th largest of the 460 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,331 residents. Its 39.36 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Buknapur

The census records public bus service for Buknapur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Buknapur from other places

Buknapur 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 Buknapur
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 Buknapur

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 Buknapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Buknapur village had a population of 451. That makes it the 360th largest of the 460 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,331 residents.

Buknapur village has 231 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Buknapur has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Buknapur covers 39.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Buknapur is Lakhpat Nagar, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Buknapur.

Buknapur 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.

Buknapur 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), Bukkanpur (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 Buknapur today is likely to be higher.

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