About Kanakpur Village

Kanakpur is a large village in Potashpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,686, made up of 1,377 males and 1,309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 313.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721439, 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	Potashpur I
Pincode	721439
Area (hectares)	313.68 hectares
Population	2,686
Male Population	1,377
Female Population	1,309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanakpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanakpur is the 12th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents. Its 313.68 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Kanakpur

Kanakpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanakpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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	Potashpur I	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 Potashpur 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.

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Common questions about Kanakpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanakpur village had a population of 2,686. That makes it the 12th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents.

Kanakpur village has 1,377 males and 1,309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanakpur has about 951 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 951.

The pincode recorded for Kanakpur is 721439. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanakpur covers 313.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanakpur falls under Potashpur I 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village 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 Potashpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Barda is about 8.8 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 9.8 km away. Potashpur I is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.