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About Jahanpur Village

Jahanpur is a small village in Kanpur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 447, made up of 236 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 209214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jahanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jahanpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Nagar
Tehsil Kanpur
Pincode 209214
Area (hectares) 96.53 hectares
Population 447
Male Population 236
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jahanpur compares

By the 2011 count Jahanpur is the 223rd 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 96.53 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Jahanpur

Jahanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jahanpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jahanpur from other places

Jahanpur lies about 17 km from Kanpur Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Kathara Road, about 7.1 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 Jahanpur
Nearest railway station Kathara Road 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanpur 14 km
District headquarters Kanpur Nagar 17 km

Villages closest to Jahanpur

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 Jahanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jahanpur village had a population of 447. That makes it the 223rd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents.

Jahanpur village has 236 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jahanpur has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 877.

The pincode recorded for Jahanpur is 209214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jahanpur covers 96.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jahanpur is Kathara Road, about 7.1 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jahanpur.

Jahanpur is about 17 km from Kanpur Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jahanpur is in Kanpur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district. Kathara Road is about 7.1 km away. Kanpur is about 14 km away. Kanpur Nagar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rautara (under 2 km), Durjanpur (under 2 km) and Magrasa (under 2 km).

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

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