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About Kanakpur Village

Kanakpur is a mid sized village in Pindra tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,032, made up of 525 males and 507 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.85 hectares hectares.

Kanakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanakpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Varanasi
Tehsil Pindra
Area (hectares) 44.85 hectares
Population 1,032
Male Population 525
Female Population 507
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kanakpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanakpur is the 201st largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 44.85 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Kanakpur

Kanakpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kanakpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 81 km from Varanasi, and the nearest railway station is Handia Khas, about 2.7 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
Nearest railway station Handia Khas 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Pindra 18 km
Nearest town Phulpur 22 km
District headquarters Varanasi 81 km

Villages closest to Kanakpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pindra 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 1,032. That makes it the 201st largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Kanakpur village has 525 males and 507 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanakpur has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Kanakpur covers 44.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kanakpur falls under Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanakpur is Handia Khas, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kanakpur.

Kanakpur is about 81 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanakpur is in Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district. Handia Khas is about 2.7 km away. Pindra is about 18 km away. Phulpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghaita (3.9 km), Bhawanipur (4.2 km) and Mani (4.7 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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