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About Kanpur Village

Kanpur is a large village in Ramnagar II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,523, made up of 2,339 males and 2,184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 285.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721453, 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 Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Ramnagar II
Pincode 721453
Area (hectares) 285.71 hectares
Population 4,523
Male Population 2,339
Female Population 2,184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kanpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents. Its 285.71 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Kanpur

The census records public bus service for Kanpur as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kan Kaneswar, Kanchibar, Kandarpapur and Kanjia. 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 4,523. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents.

Kanpur village has 2,339 males and 2,184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanpur has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Kanpur is 721453. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanpur covers 285.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kanpur falls under Ramnagar II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kanpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kanpur.

Kanpur is in Ramnagar II tehsil of Purba 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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