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About Kanaipur Village

Kanaipur is a mid sized village in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 874, made up of 433 males and 441 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanaipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanaipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Raiganj
Pincode 733123
Area (hectares) 116 hectares
Population 874
Male Population 433
Female Population 441
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanaipur compares

By the 2011 count Kanaipur is the 160th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 116 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Kanaipur

Kanaipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanaipur 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanaipur from other places

Kanaipur lies about 58 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Milangarh, about 3.0 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 Kanaipur
Nearest railway station Milangarh 3.0 km
Nearest town Manihāri 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Raiganj 32 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 58 km

Villages closest to Kanaipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raiganj 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 Kanaipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanaipur village had a population of 874. That makes it the 160th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Kanaipur village has 433 males and 441 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanaipur has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Kanaipur is 733123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanaipur covers 116 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanaipur falls under Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kanaipur is Milangarh, about 3.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kanaipur.

Kanaipur is about 58 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanaipur is in Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Milangarh is about 3.0 km away. Manihāri is about 30 km away. Raiganj is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nazirpur (3.9 km), Choruidangi (4.2 km) and Kailadangi (4.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kanaipur today is likely to be higher.

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