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About Kanakpur Village

Kanakpur is a mid sized village in Rampurhat II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 801, made up of 416 males and 385 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731224, 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 Birbhum
Tehsil Rampurhat II
Pincode 731224
Area (hectares) 179.12 hectares
Population 801
Male Population 416
Female Population 385
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
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 Kanakpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanakpur is the 68th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 179.12 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Kanakpur

The census records public bus service for Kanakpur 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 Kanakpur from other places

Kanakpur lies about 4.9 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 2.0 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 Kanakpur
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Rampurhat II 4.9 km
District headquarters Birbhum 4.9 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 7.1 km

Villages closest to Kanakpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampurhat II 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 Kanakpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanakpur village had a population of 801. That makes it the 68th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Kanakpur village has 416 males and 385 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanakpur has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Kanakpur is 731224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanakpur covers 179.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanakpur falls under Rampurhat II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kanakpur is Swadinpur, about 2.0 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 Kanakpur.

Kanakpur is about 4.9 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanakpur is in Rampurhat II tehsil of Birbhum district. Swadinpur is about 2.0 km away. Rampurhat II is about 4.9 km away. Birbhum is about 4.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pariharpur (under 2 km), Hazarpur (under 2 km) and Tapan (2.0 km).

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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