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About Kanaipur Village

Kanaipur is a mid sized village in Murarai I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,620, made up of 818 males and 802 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731219, 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 Murarai I
Pincode 731219
Area (hectares) 150.88 hectares
Population 1,620
Male Population 818
Female Population 802
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
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 Kanaipur compares

By the 2011 count Kanaipur is the 37th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents. Its 150.88 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Kanaipur

Kanaipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanaipur 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 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 Murarai 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 Murarai 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 1,620. That makes it the 37th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents.

Kanaipur village has 818 males and 802 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanaipur has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Kanaipur is 731219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanaipur covers 150.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanaipur falls under Murarai 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 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 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 Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district. Adalpahari is about 3.9 km away. Murarai 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 Santoshpur (2.1 km), Badebalia (2.5 km) and Palsa (3.0 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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