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About Kanaipur Village

Kanaipur is a mid sized village in Jangipara tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,074, made up of 501 males and 573 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,144 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712234, 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 Hugli
Tehsil Jangipara
Pincode 712234
Area (hectares) 142.85 hectares
Population 1,074
Male Population 501
Female Population 573
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,144
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 72nd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 142.85 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

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 24 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Konnagar, about 1.7 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 Konnagar 1.7 km
District headquarters Hugli 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Jangipara 27 km

Villages closest to Kanaipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jangipara 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 1,074. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Kanaipur village has 501 males and 573 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanaipur has about 1144 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Kanaipur is 712234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanaipur covers 142.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanaipur falls under Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kanaipur is Konnagar, about 1.7 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 24 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanaipur is in Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district. Konnagar is about 1.7 km away. Hugli is about 24 km away. Jangipara is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maheshpur (4.2 km), Harirampur (6.1 km) and Shirirampur (6.1 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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