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About Kanapar Village

Kanapar is a mid sized village in Bansgaon tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 725, made up of 369 males and 356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanapar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanapar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Bansgaon
Pincode 273403
Area (hectares) 50.22 hectares
Population 725
Male Population 369
Female Population 356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanapar compares

By the 2011 count Kanapar is the 184th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 932 residents. Its 50.22 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Kanapar

Kanapar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanapar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kanapar from other places

Kanapar lies about 28 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Kusmhi, about 24 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 Kanapar
Tehsil headquarters Bansgaon 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Kusmhi 24 km
Nearest town Rūdarpur 25 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 28 km

Villages closest to Kanapar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanapar village had a population of 725. That makes it the 184th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 932 residents.

Kanapar village has 369 males and 356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanapar has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Kanapar is 273403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanapar covers 50.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanapar falls under Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanapar is Kusmhi, about 24 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kanapar.

Kanapar is about 28 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanapar is in Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Bansgaon is about 4.8 km away. Kusmhi is about 24 km away. Rūdarpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahatha (under 2 km), Piparpati (under 2 km) and Mau Buzurg (under 2 km).

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

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