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About Kanaipur Village

Kanaipur is a large village in Chanchal II tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,477, made up of 1,281 males and 1,196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732123, 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 Maldah
Tehsil Chanchal II
Pincode 732123
Area (hectares) 213.81 hectares
Population 2,477
Male Population 1,281
Female Population 1,196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 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 30th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,281 residents. Its 213.81 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

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 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 33 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Milangarh, about 3.0 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 Kanaipur
Nearest railway station Milangarh 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Chanchal II 7.9 km
Nearest town Manihāri 30 km
District headquarters Maldah 33 km

Villages closest to Kanaipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanaipur village had a population of 2,477. That makes it the 30th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,281 residents.

Kanaipur village has 1,281 males and 1,196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanaipur has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Kanaipur is 732123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanaipur covers 213.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanaipur falls under Chanchal II tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kanaipur is Milangarh, about 3.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kanaipur.

Kanaipur is about 33 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanaipur is in Chanchal II tehsil of Maldah district. Milangarh is about 3.0 km away. Chanchal II is about 7.9 km away. Manihāri is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purba Bejpura (3.4 km), Beradangi (4.2 km) and Mahammadpur (4.6 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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