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About Kanakpur Village

Kanakpur is a mid sized village in Ghatal tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 524, made up of 272 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721212, 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 Ghatal
Pincode 721212
Area (hectares) 56.76 hectares
Population 524
Male Population 272
Female Population 252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 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 101st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,567 residents. Its 56.76 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

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 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 Jaynagar, Kalichak, Kalisa and Kamargeria. 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 524. That makes it the 101st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,567 residents.

Kanakpur village has 272 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanakpur has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Kanakpur is 721212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanakpur covers 56.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanakpur falls under Ghatal tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanakpur.

Kanakpur is in Ghatal tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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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