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About Sunrapur Village

Sunrapur 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 878, made up of 456 males and 422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205.96 hectares hectares.

Sunrapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sunrapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Bhognipur
Area (hectares) 205.96 hectares
Population 878
Male Population 456
Female Population 422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sunrapur compares

By the 2011 count Sunrapur is the 146th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 205.96 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 870.

Getting to Sunrapur

Sunrapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sunrapur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sunrapur from other places

Sunrapur lies about 26 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Pokhrayan, about 3.1 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 Sunrapur
Nearest town Pukhrāyān 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Pokhrayan 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhognipur 3.6 km
District headquarters Kanpur Dehat 26 km

Villages closest to Sunrapur

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 Sunrapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sunrapur village had a population of 878. That makes it the 146th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Sunrapur village has 456 males and 422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sunrapur has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 870.

Sunrapur covers 205.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sunrapur is Pokhrayan, about 3.1 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sunrapur.

Sunrapur is about 26 km from Kanpur Dehat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sunrapur is in Bhognipur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Pukhrāyān is about 2.8 km away. Pokhrayan is about 3.1 km away. Bhognipur is about 3.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalla (under 2 km), Allahpur (under 2 km) and Hardua Aima (under 2 km).

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

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