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About Kanakpur Village

Kanakpur is a mid sized village in Badlapur tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 719, made up of 366 males and 353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.37 hectares hectares.

Kanakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanakpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Badlapur
Area (hectares) 109.37 hectares
Population 719
Male Population 366
Female Population 353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanakpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanakpur is the 225th largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 109.37 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1043.

Getting to Kanakpur

Kanakpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanakpur as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 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 35 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Harpalganj, about 7.2 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 Harpalganj 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Badlapur 11 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 23 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 35 km

Villages closest to Kanakpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Badlapur 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 719. That makes it the 225th largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Kanakpur village has 366 males and 353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanakpur has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1043.

Kanakpur covers 109.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanakpur falls under Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanakpur is Harpalganj, about 7.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanakpur.

Kanakpur is about 35 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanakpur is in Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district. Harpalganj is about 7.2 km away. Badlapur is about 11 km away. Shāhganj 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 Jamau Patti (under 2 km), Harisingh Patti (under 2 km) and Madhoram Patti (under 2 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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