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About Kanakpur Village

Kanakpur is a mid sized village in Kichha tehsil, in the district of Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,052, made up of 537 males and 515 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263153, 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 Kichha
Pincode 263153
Area (hectares) 200.81 hectares
Population 1,052
Male Population 537
Female Population 515
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanakpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanakpur is the 52nd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,838 residents. Its 200.81 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Kanakpur

Kanakpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanakpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 35 km from Udham Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Richha Road, about 14 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 town Shīshgarh 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Richha Road 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kichha 23 km
District headquarters Udham Singh Nagar 35 km

Villages closest to Kanakpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kichha 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 1,052. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,838 residents.

Kanakpur village has 537 males and 515 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanakpur has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Kanakpur is 263153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanakpur covers 200.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kanakpur is Richha Road, about 14 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kanakpur.

Kanakpur is about 35 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 Kichha tehsil of Udham Singh Nagar district. Shīshgarh is about 5.5 km away. Richha Road is about 14 km away. Kichha is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajpura (12 km), Baheri (14 km) and Darau (14 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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