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About Kanakpur Village

Kanakpur is a mid sized village in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 788, made up of 435 males and 353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 811 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 244713, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanakpur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Udham Singh Nagar
Tehsil Kashipur
Pincode 244713
Area (hectares) 296.78 hectares
Population 788
Male Population 435
Female Population 353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 811
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanakpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanakpur is the 47th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,977 residents. Its 296.78 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Kanakpur

Kanakpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanakpur 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 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 37 km from Udham Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Hempur Ismail, about 2.1 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 Hempur Ismail 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kashipur 5.2 km
District headquarters Udham Singh Nagar 37 km

Villages closest to Kanakpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kashipur 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 788. That makes it the 47th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,977 residents.

Kanakpur village has 435 males and 353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanakpur has about 811 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Kanakpur is 244713. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanakpur covers 296.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanakpur falls under Kashipur tehsil of Udham Singh Nagar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kanakpur is Hempur Ismail, about 2.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kanakpur.

Kanakpur is about 37 km from Udham Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanakpur is in Kashipur tehsil of Udham Singh Nagar district. Hempur Ismail is about 2.1 km away. Kashipur is about 5.2 km away. Udham Singh Nagar is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chanakpur (under 2 km), Bans Khera Kalan (under 2 km) and Kanchal Gosain (1.7 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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