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About Kanupur Village

Kanupur is a mid sized village in Nalhati I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 740, made up of 384 males and 356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731242, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanupur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanupur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Nalhati I
Pincode 731242
Area (hectares) 75.76 hectares
Population 740
Male Population 384
Female Population 356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanupur compares

By the 2011 count Kanupur is the 70th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents. Its 75.76 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Kanupur

Kanupur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanupur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanupur from other places

Kanupur lies about 16 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 7.6 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 Kanupur
Nearest railway station Lohapur 7.6 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalhati I 16 km
District headquarters Birbhum 16 km

Villages closest to Kanupur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanupur village had a population of 740. That makes it the 70th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents.

Kanupur village has 384 males and 356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanupur has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Kanupur is 731242. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanupur covers 75.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanupur falls under Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kanupur is Lohapur, about 7.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanupur.

Kanupur is about 16 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanupur is in Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district. Lohapur is about 7.6 km away. Nalhāti is about 14 km away. Nalhati I is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Makarampur (under 2 km), Raninagar (1.5 km) and Gopagram (2.7 km).

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

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