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About Kanakpur Village

Kanakpur is a large village in Khanakul I tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,612, made up of 1,829 males and 1,783 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712415, 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 Hugli
Tehsil Khanakul I
Pincode 712415
Area (hectares) 115.31 hectares
Population 3,612
Male Population 1,829
Female Population 1,783
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanakpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanakpur is the 20th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,736 residents. Its 115.31 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Kanakpur

Kanakpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanakpur as Available within village. 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 Kanakpur from other places

Kanakpur lies about 11 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Kalyani Main, 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 Kanakpur
Nearest railway station Kalyani Main 3.9 km
Nearest town Kānchrāpāra 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanakul I 11 km
District headquarters Hugli 11 km

Villages closest to Kanakpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanakpur village had a population of 3,612. That makes it the 20th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,736 residents.

Kanakpur village has 1,829 males and 1,783 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanakpur has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Kanakpur is 712415. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanakpur covers 115.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kanakpur falls under Khanakul I tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kanakpur is Kalyani Main, 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanakpur.

Kanakpur is about 11 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanakpur is in Khanakul I tehsil of Hugli district. Kalyani Main is about 3.9 km away. Kānchrāpāra is about 7.3 km away. Khanakul I is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pol (3.9 km), Kanchra (6.2 km) and Sahanpur (11 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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