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About Kripalpur Village

Kripalpur is a mid sized village in Bhognipur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,200, made up of 662 males and 538 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 813 females per 1000 males. The village covers 661.7 hectares hectares.

Kripalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kripalpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Bhognipur
Area (hectares) 661.7 hectares
Population 1,200
Male Population 662
Female Population 538
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 813
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kripalpur compares

By the 2011 count Kripalpur is the 115th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 661.7 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 870.

Getting to Kripalpur

Kripalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kripalpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kripalpur from other places

Kripalpur lies about 18 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Pokhrayan, about 12 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 Kripalpur
Nearest town Pukhrāyān 12 km
Nearest railway station Pokhrayan 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhognipur 12 km
District headquarters Kanpur Dehat 18 km

Villages closest to Kripalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kripalpur village had a population of 1,200. That makes it the 115th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Kripalpur village has 662 males and 538 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kripalpur has about 813 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 870.

Kripalpur covers 661.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kripalpur falls under Bhognipur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kripalpur is Pokhrayan, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kripalpur.

Kripalpur is about 18 km from Kanpur Dehat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kripalpur is in Bhognipur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Pukhrāyān is about 12 km away. Pokhrayan is about 12 km away. Bhognipur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nera Kripalpur (under 2 km), Tutui Chand (under 2 km) and Doharapur (under 2 km).

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

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