About Kanpur Village

Kanpur is a large village in Diamond Harbour I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,467, made up of 1,267 males and 1,200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743332, 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	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Diamond Harbour I
Pincode	743332
Area (hectares)	182.17 hectares
Population	2,467
Male Population	1,267
Female Population	1,200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanpur is the 17th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents. Its 182.17 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Kanpur

Kanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanpur from other places

Kanpur lies about 12 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Deula, about 1.5 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 Kanpur
Nearest railway station	Deula	1.5 km
Nearest town	Diamond Harbour	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Diamond Harbour I	12 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	12 km

Villages closest to Kanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Diamond Harbour 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 Kanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanpur village had a population of 2,467. That makes it the 17th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents.

Kanpur village has 1,267 males and 1,200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanpur has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Kanpur is 743332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanpur covers 182.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanpur falls under Diamond Harbour I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kanpur is Deula, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kanpur.

Kanpur is about 12 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanpur is in Diamond Harbour I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Deula is about 1.5 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 11 km away. Diamond Harbour I is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.