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About Kanhpur Village

Kanhpur is a mid sized village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,676, made up of 813 males and 863 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205.66 hectares hectares.

Kanhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanhpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Area (hectares) 205.66 hectares
Population 1,676
Male Population 813
Female Population 863
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
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 Kanhpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanhpur is the 140th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 205.66 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Kanhpur

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

Kanhpur lies about 30 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Sarai Kansrai, about 13 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 Kanhpur
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 13 km
Nearest railway station Sarai Kansrai 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Mariahu 15 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 30 km

Villages closest to Kanhpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanhpur village had a population of 1,676. That makes it the 140th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Kanhpur village has 813 males and 863 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanhpur has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1086.

Kanhpur covers 205.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanhpur falls under Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanhpur is Sarai Kansrai, about 13 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 Kanhpur.

Kanhpur is about 30 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanhpur is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Machhlīshahr is about 13 km away. Sarai Kansrai is about 13 km away. Mariahu 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 Pilakathua (under 2 km), Khoiri (under 2 km) and Sarsara Khas (under 2 km).

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

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