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About Kanaipur Village

Kanaipur is a small village in Sonamukhi tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 310, made up of 159 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 449.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanaipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanaipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Sonamukhi
Pincode 722207
Area (hectares) 449.53 hectares
Population 310
Male Population 159
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanaipur compares

By the 2011 count Kanaipur is the 131st largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 449.53 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Kanaipur

Kanaipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanaipur as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jhujka, Junshara, Kalyanpur and Kamardanga. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kanaipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanaipur village had a population of 310. That makes it the 131st largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Kanaipur village has 159 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanaipur has about 950 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 943.

The pincode recorded for Kanaipur is 722207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanaipur covers 449.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanaipur falls under Sonamukhi tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kanaipur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Kanaipur is in Sonamukhi tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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