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About Pitakpur Village

Pitakpur is a mid sized village in Sikandra tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 792, made up of 437 males and 355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 812 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.27 hectares hectares.

Pitakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pitakpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Sikandra
Area (hectares) 158.27 hectares
Population 792
Male Population 437
Female Population 355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 812
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 Pitakpur compares

By the 2011 count Pitakpur is the 120th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents. Its 158.27 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 856.

Getting to Pitakpur

Pitakpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pitakpur 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 Pitakpur from other places

Pitakpur lies about 25 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Chaunrah, about 18 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 Pitakpur
Tehsil headquarters Sikandra 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Chaunrah 18 km
Nearest town Pukhrāyān 19 km
District headquarters Kanpur Dehat 25 km

Villages closest to Pitakpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pitakpur village had a population of 792. That makes it the 120th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents.

Pitakpur village has 437 males and 355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pitakpur has about 812 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 856.

Pitakpur covers 158.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pitakpur falls under Sikandra tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pitakpur is Chaunrah, about 18 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 Pitakpur.

Pitakpur is about 25 km from Kanpur Dehat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pitakpur is in Sikandra tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Sikandra is about 9.1 km away. Chaunrah is about 18 km away. Pukhrāyān is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Humayunpur (under 2 km), Damanpur (under 2 km) and Bamsaundhi (under 2 km).

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

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