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About Kanakpur Village

Kanakpur is a mid sized village in English Bazar tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 724, made up of 356 males and 368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732209, 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 Maldah
Tehsil English Bazar
Pincode 732209
Area (hectares) 80.5 hectares
Population 724
Male Population 356
Female Population 368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
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 73rd largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,248 residents. Its 80.5 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Kanakpur

Kanakpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanakpur as Available within 5 - 10 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. The nearest villages by name are Jot Narasinha, Jot Prithwi, Jotpuran and Kamalpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 724. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,248 residents.

Kanakpur village has 356 males and 368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanakpur has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Kanakpur is 732209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanakpur covers 80.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanakpur falls under English Bazar tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kanakpur notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Kanakpur.

Kanakpur is in English Bazar tehsil of Maldah district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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