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About Kanthipur Village

Kanthipur is a mid sized village in Ghatampur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,501, made up of 807 males and 694 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.69 hectares hectares.

Kanthipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanthipur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Nagar
Tehsil Ghatampur
Area (hectares) 187.69 hectares
Population 1,501
Male Population 807
Female Population 694
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanthipur compares

By the 2011 count Kanthipur is the 129th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents. Its 187.69 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 862.

Getting to Kanthipur

Kanthipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanthipur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kanthipur from other places

Kanthipur lies about 6.2 km from Kanpur Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Bhaupur, about 2.0 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 Kanthipur
Nearest railway station Bhaupur 2.0 km
District headquarters Kanpur Nagar 6.2 km
Nearest town Kanpur 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghatampur 35 km

Villages closest to Kanthipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanthipur village had a population of 1,501. That makes it the 129th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents.

Kanthipur village has 807 males and 694 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanthipur has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 862.

Kanthipur covers 187.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanthipur falls under Ghatampur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanthipur is Bhaupur, about 2.0 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 within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kanthipur.

Kanthipur is about 6.2 km from Kanpur Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanthipur is in Ghatampur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district. Bhaupur is about 2.0 km away. Kanpur Nagar is about 6.2 km away. Kanpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maniharpur (14 km), Patara (15 km) and Patarsa (15 km).

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

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