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About Kanpara Village

Kanpara is a mid sized village in Powayan tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,395, made up of 709 males and 686 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.2 hectares hectares.

Kanpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanpara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Powayan
Area (hectares) 145.2 hectares
Population 1,395
Male Population 709
Female Population 686
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanpara compares

By the 2011 count Kanpara is the 131st largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 941 residents. Its 145.2 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Kanpara

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

Kanpara lies about 30 km from Shahjahanpur, and the nearest railway station is Jung Bahadurgnj, about 11 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 Kanpara
Nearest railway station Jung Bahadurgnj 11 km
Nearest town Pihānī 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Powayan 30 km
District headquarters Shahjahanpur 30 km

Villages closest to Kanpara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanpara village had a population of 1,395. That makes it the 131st largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 941 residents.

Kanpara village has 709 males and 686 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanpara has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 894.

Kanpara covers 145.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanpara falls under Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanpara is Jung Bahadurgnj, about 11 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 Kanpara.

Kanpara is about 30 km from Shahjahanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanpara is in Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Jung Bahadurgnj is about 11 km away. Pihānī is about 12 km away. Powayan is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lahia (1.5 km), Majhagawan (1.6 km) and Uganpur (2.9 km).

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

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