About Kanakpur Village

Kanakpur is a small village in Nandigram II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 268, made up of 141 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721656, 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	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Nandigram II
Pincode	721656
Area (hectares)	49.82 hectares
Population	268
Male Population	141
Female Population	127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 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 among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,949 residents. Its 49.82 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 946.

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 5 - 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 32 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Barda, about 8.8 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	Barda	8.8 km
Nearest town	Diamond Harbour	9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nandigram II	32 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	32 km

Villages closest to Kanakpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nandigram II 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 268. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,949 residents.

Kanakpur village has 141 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanakpur has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Kanakpur is 721656. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanakpur covers 49.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanakpur falls under Nandigram II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kanakpur is Barda, about 8.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kanakpur.

Kanakpur is about 32 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanakpur is in Nandigram II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Barda is about 8.8 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 9.8 km away. Nandigram II is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.