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About Kanakpur Village

Kanakpur is a large village in Tarabganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,499, made up of 1,323 males and 1,176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194.9 hectares hectares.

Kanakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanakpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Tarabganj
Area (hectares) 194.9 hectares
Population 2,499
Male Population 1,323
Female Population 1,176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
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 Kanakpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanakpur is the 92nd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,094 residents. Its 194.9 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Kanakpur

The census records public bus service for Kanakpur 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 Kanakpur from other places

Kanakpur lies about 39 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Katra, about 1.8 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 Katra 1.8 km
Nearest town Ayodhya 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Tarabganj 23 km
District headquarters Gonda 39 km

Villages closest to Kanakpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tarabganj 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 2,499. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,094 residents.

Kanakpur village has 1,323 males and 1,176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanakpur has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Kanakpur covers 194.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanakpur falls under Tarabganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanakpur is Katra, about 1.8 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 Kanakpur.

Kanakpur is about 39 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanakpur is in Tarabganj tehsil of Gonda district. Katra is about 1.8 km away. Ayodhya is about 5.7 km away. Tarabganj is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Durga Ganj (under 2 km), Meerpur Yusuf (1.5 km) and Makhdumpur (2.6 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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