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About Afjalpur Village

Afjalpur is a mid sized village in Kanpur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 850, made up of 447 males and 403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.03 hectares hectares.

Afjalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Afjalpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Nagar
Tehsil Kanpur
Area (hectares) 26.03 hectares
Population 850
Male Population 447
Female Population 403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Afjalpur compares

By the 2011 count Afjalpur is the 187th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents. Its 26.03 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Afjalpur

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

Afjalpur lies about 19 km from Kanpur Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Kathara Road, about 5.8 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 Afjalpur
Nearest railway station Kathara Road 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanpur 16 km
District headquarters Kanpur Nagar 19 km

Villages closest to Afjalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Afjalpur village had a population of 850. That makes it the 187th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents.

Afjalpur village has 447 males and 403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Afjalpur has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 877.

Afjalpur covers 26.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Afjalpur falls under Kanpur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Afjalpur is Kathara Road, about 5.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Afjalpur.

Afjalpur is about 19 km from Kanpur Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Afjalpur is in Kanpur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district. Kathara Road is about 5.8 km away. Kanpur is about 16 km away. Kanpur Nagar 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 Matiyara (under 2 km), Shivrampur (under 2 km) and Ludhauri (1.6 km).

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

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