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About Kanpur Village

Kanpur is a large village in Magrahat I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,839, made up of 1,441 males and 1,398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743375, 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 Magrahat I
Pincode 743375
Area (hectares) 92.7 hectares
Population 2,839
Male Population 1,441
Female Population 1,398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 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 the 30th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents. Its 92.7 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

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 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 <5 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 Magrahat 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 Magrahat 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.

Common questions about Kanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanpur village had a population of 2,839. That makes it the 30th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents.

Kanpur village has 1,441 males and 1,398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanpur has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Kanpur is 743375. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanpur covers 92.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The closest recorded villages are Khalilpur (under 2 km), Barijpur (under 2 km) and Uttar Kusum (under 2 km).

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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