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About Kanakpur Village

Kanakpur is a mid sized village in Jamalpur tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,375, made up of 685 males and 690 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 394.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanakpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Jamalpur
Pincode 713408
Area (hectares) 394.95 hectares
Population 1,375
Male Population 685
Female Population 690
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanakpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanakpur is the 73rd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,201 residents. Its 394.95 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

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 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jotshriram, Jotsubal, Kalera and Kalna. 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 Kanakpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanakpur village had a population of 1,375. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,201 residents.

Kanakpur village has 685 males and 690 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanakpur has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Kanakpur is 713408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanakpur covers 394.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanakpur falls under Jamalpur tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

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

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

Kanakpur is in Jamalpur tehsil of Barddhaman 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 Kanakpur today is likely to be higher.

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