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About Kanchanpur Village

Kanchanpur is a small village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 271, made up of 132 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanchanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanchanpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Pincode 222201
Area (hectares) 30.97 hectares
Population 271
Male Population 132
Female Population 139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanchanpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanchanpur is the 441st largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 30.97 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Kanchanpur

Kanchanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanchanpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kanchanpur from other places

Kanchanpur lies about 41 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mungara Badshahpur, about 14 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 Kanchanpur
Nearest railway station Mungara Badshahpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 15 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 15 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 41 km

Villages closest to Kanchanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanchanpur village had a population of 271. That makes it the 441st largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Kanchanpur village has 132 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanchanpur has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1061.

The pincode recorded for Kanchanpur is 222201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanchanpur covers 30.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanchanpur falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanchanpur is Mungara Badshahpur, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kanchanpur.

Kanchanpur is about 41 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanchanpur is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mungara Badshahpur is about 14 km away. Machhlishahr is about 15 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umarpur (under 2 km), Chhangapur (1.5 km) and Taspur (1.9 km).

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

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