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About Kanaipur Village

Kanaipur is a mid sized village in Dubrajpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 975, made up of 513 males and 462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731123, 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 Birbhum
Tehsil Dubrajpur
Pincode 731123
Area (hectares) 197.56 hectares
Population 975
Male Population 513
Female Population 462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanaipur compares

By the 2011 count Kanaipur is the 68th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 197.56 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

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 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanaipur from other places

Kanaipur lies about 68 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Panchra, about 5.4 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 Kanaipur
Nearest railway station Panchra 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Dubrajpur 6.2 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 6.2 km
District headquarters Birbhum 68 km

Villages closest to Kanaipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dubrajpur 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 Kanaipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanaipur village had a population of 975. That makes it the 68th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Kanaipur village has 513 males and 462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanaipur has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Kanaipur is 731123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanaipur covers 197.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanaipur falls under Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kanaipur is Panchra, about 5.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanaipur.

Kanaipur is about 68 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanaipur is in Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Panchra is about 5.4 km away. Dubrajpur is about 6.2 km away. Dubrājpur is about 6.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jophlai (under 2 km), Uttar Daha (under 2 km) and Debipur (1.6 km).

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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