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About Kanaipur Village

Kanaipur is a mid sized village in Mayureswar I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,706, made up of 883 males and 823 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731245, 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 Mayureswar I
Pincode 731245
Area (hectares) 171.05 hectares
Population 1,706
Male Population 883
Female Population 823
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kanaipur compares

By the 2011 count Kanaipur is the 30th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 171.05 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Kanaipur

The census records public bus service for Kanaipur as Available within <5 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 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 7.2 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Adalpahari, about 3.9 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 Adalpahari 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayureswar I 7.2 km
District headquarters Birbhum 7.2 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 9.2 km

Villages closest to Kanaipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayureswar I 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 1,706. That makes it the 30th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Kanaipur village has 883 males and 823 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanaipur has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Kanaipur is 731245. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanaipur covers 171.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanaipur falls under Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kanaipur is Adalpahari, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Kanaipur is about 7.2 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 Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district. Adalpahari is about 3.9 km away. Mayureswar I is about 7.2 km away. Birbhum is about 7.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kusumi (2.1 km), Sipura (4.2 km) and Gayaspur (5.9 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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