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About Khanpur Village

Khanpur is a large village in Laksar tehsil, in the district of Hardwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,810, made up of 1,493 males and 1,317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247671, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanpur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Hardwar
Tehsil Laksar
Pincode 247671
Area (hectares) 337.16 hectares
Population 2,810
Male Population 1,493
Female Population 1,317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khanpur compares

By the 2011 count Khanpur is the 20th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents. Its 337.16 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Khanpur

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

Khanpur lies about 26 km from Hardwar, and the nearest railway station is Raisi, about 7.0 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 Khanpur
Nearest railway station Raisi 7.0 km
Nearest town Najībābād 23 km
District headquarters Hardwar 26 km

Villages closest to Khanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanpur village had a population of 2,810. That makes it the 20th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents.

Khanpur village has 1,493 males and 1,317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanpur has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Khanpur is 247671. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khanpur covers 337.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khanpur falls under Laksar tehsil of Hardwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Khanpur is Raisi, about 7.0 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 Khanpur.

Khanpur is about 26 km from Hardwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khanpur is in Laksar tehsil of Hardwar district. Raisi is about 7.0 km away. Najībābād is about 23 km away. Hardwar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khanpur (under 2 km), Rasoolpur Urf Kankarkhata (under 2 km) and Bakarpur (under 2 km).

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

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