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About Kanakpur Village

Kanakpur is a small village in Kaladhungi tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 313, made up of 164 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanakpur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Kaladhungi
Pincode 263140
Area (hectares) 76.95 hectares
Population 313
Male Population 164
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanakpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanakpur is the 43rd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 429 residents. Its 76.95 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Kanakpur

Kanakpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanakpur 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 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 25 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 15 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 Kaladhungi 13 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 15 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 15 km
District headquarters Nainital 25 km

Villages closest to Kanakpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kaladhungi 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 313. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 429 residents.

Kanakpur village has 164 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanakpur has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Kanakpur is 263140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanakpur covers 76.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanakpur falls under Kaladhungi tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kanakpur is Ramnagar, about 15 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanakpur.

Kanakpur is about 25 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanakpur is in Kaladhungi tehsil of Nainital district. Kaladhungi is about 13 km away. Rāmnagar is about 15 km away. Ramnagar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tejpur (under 2 km), Udaipuri Bailparao (under 2 km) and Bishanpur (under 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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