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About Nanthu Village

Nanthu is a mid sized village in Derapur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,497, made up of 778 males and 719 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 209301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nanthu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nanthu village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Derapur
Pincode 209301
Area (hectares) 272.32 hectares
Population 1,497
Male Population 778
Female Population 719
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nanthu compares

By the 2011 count Nanthu is the 66th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,802 residents. Its 272.32 hectares work out to about 5.5 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 862.

Getting to Nanthu

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

How far is Nanthu from other places

Nanthu lies about 11 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Malasa, about 16 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 Nanthu
Tehsil headquarters Derapur 4.9 km
District headquarters Kanpur Dehat 11 km
Nearest railway station Malasa 16 km
Nearest town Pukhrāyān 18 km

Villages closest to Nanthu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nanthu village had a population of 1,497. That makes it the 66th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,802 residents.

Nanthu village has 778 males and 719 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nanthu has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 862.

The pincode recorded for Nanthu is 209301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nanthu covers 272.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nanthu falls under Derapur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nanthu is Malasa, about 16 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nanthu.

Nanthu is about 11 km from Kanpur Dehat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nanthu is in Derapur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Derapur is about 4.9 km away. Kanpur Dehat is about 11 km away. Malasa is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Jahli (under 2 km), Jahli (under 2 km) and Laruwapur (under 2 km).

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

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