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About Kanpur Village

Kanpur is a mid sized village in Keshpur tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 975, made up of 505 males and 470 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshpur
Pincode 721150
Area (hectares) 119.71 hectares
Population 975
Male Population 505
Female Population 470
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
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 Kanpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanpur is the 82nd largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 119.71 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Kanpur

Kanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanpur 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. The nearest villages by name are Kanashol, Kanch Gerya, Kanchan Tala and Kandar Gerya. 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 Kanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanpur village had a population of 975. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Kanpur village has 505 males and 470 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanpur has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Kanpur is 721150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanpur covers 119.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanpur falls under Keshpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kanpur 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 - 10 km distance for Kanpur.

Kanpur is in Keshpur 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 Kanpur today is likely to be higher.

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