About Kanakpur Village

Kanakpur is a mid sized village in Debra tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 904, made up of 471 males and 433 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721156, 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	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Debra
Pincode	721156
Area (hectares)	63.32 hectares
Population	904
Male Population	471
Female Population	433
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
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 Kanakpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanakpur is the 81st largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 600 residents. Its 63.32 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Kanakpur

Kanakpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanakpur 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 Kanakpur from other places

Kanakpur lies about 17 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Kharagpur Junction, about under 2 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	Kharagpur Junction	under 2 km
Nearest town	Kharagpur	under 2 km
District headquarters	Paschim Medinipur	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Debra	25 km

Villages closest to Kanakpur

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

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Common questions about Kanakpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanakpur village had a population of 904. That makes it the 81st largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 600 residents.

Kanakpur village has 471 males and 433 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanakpur has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Kanakpur is 721156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanakpur covers 63.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanakpur falls under Debra tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kanakpur is Kharagpur Junction, about under 2 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 Kanakpur.

Kanakpur is about 17 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanakpur is in Debra tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Kharagpur Junction is about under 2 km away. Kharagpur is about under 2 km away. Paschim Medinipur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.