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About Kanupur Village

Kanupur is one of the larger villages in Raghunathganj I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,865, made up of 4,504 males and 4,361 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanupur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanupur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Raghunathganj I
Pincode 742223
Area (hectares) 195.29 hectares
Population 8,865
Male Population 4,504
Female Population 4,361
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
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 Kanupur compares

By the 2011 count Kanupur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents. Its 195.29 hectares work out to about 45 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Kanupur

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

Kanupur lies about 33 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 7.6 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 Kanupur
Nearest railway station Lohapur 7.6 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Raghunathganj I 33 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 33 km

Villages closest to Kanupur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanupur village had a population of 8,865. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents.

Kanupur village has 4,504 males and 4,361 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanupur has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Kanupur is 742223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanupur covers 195.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 45 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kanupur falls under Raghunathganj I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kanupur is Lohapur, about 7.6 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 Kanupur.

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

Kanupur is in Raghunathganj I tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 7.6 km away. Nalhāti is about 14 km away. Raghunathganj I is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Simla (2.7 km), Bandkhola (4.0 km) and Sahebnagar (4.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kanupur today is likely to be higher.

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