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About Kanakpur Village

Kanakpur is a mid sized village in Salon tehsil, in the district of Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 599, made up of 313 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 477.61 hectares hectares.

Kanakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanakpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Rae Bareli
Tehsil Salon
Area (hectares) 477.61 hectares
Population 599
Male Population 313
Female Population 286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
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 Kanakpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanakpur is the 203rd largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents. Its 477.61 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Kanakpur

Kanakpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanakpur 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 Kanakpur from other places

Kanakpur lies about 29 km from Rae Bareli, and the nearest railway station is Jais, about 14 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 Kanakpur
Tehsil headquarters Salon 13 km
Nearest railway station Jais 14 km
District headquarters Rae Bareli 29 km

Villages closest to Kanakpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanakpur village had a population of 599. That makes it the 203rd largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents.

Kanakpur village has 313 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanakpur has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Kanakpur covers 477.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanakpur falls under Salon tehsil of Rae Bareli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanakpur is Jais, about 14 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 Kanakpur.

Kanakpur is about 29 km from Rae Bareli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanakpur is in Salon tehsil of Rae Bareli district. Salon is about 13 km away. Jais is about 14 km away. Rae Bareli is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kapoorpur (1.8 km), Ghatampur (2.2 km) and Sarai Doola (2.2 km).

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

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