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- LGD code
- 234439
- Pincode
- 841221
- Post office
- Sitalpur
- Population
- 3,537
- Households
- 535
- Literacy rate
- 65.1%
- Sex ratio
- 898 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 814
Census 2011 · in context
How Kanakpur compares
By population, Kanakpur ranks #8 of 46 villages in Dighwara mandal.
Literacy rate
%
65.1%
+10.4% vs mandal average
Kanakpur65.1%
Dighwara mandal54.7%
Saran district54.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
898
−23 vs mandal average
Kanakpur898
Dighwara mandal921
Household size
people per home
6.6
+0.3 vs mandal average
Kanakpur6.6
Dighwara mandal6.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kanakpur at a glance
Kanakpur is a village of 3,537 people in 535 households (Census 2011) in Dighwara block, Saran district, Bihar, the 8th-largest of 46 villages in Dighwara block. Literacy is 65%, 10 points above the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 898 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 841221, served by Sitalpur post office; the LGD village code is 234439. The village votes in Khagaria assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bablu Kumar. The population is estimated at 346 in 2026, down 90% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Trilok Chak →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanakpur · this village | 3,537 | 65% | — |
| Tilok Chak · Dighwara | 2,727 | 60% | — |
| Kesarpur · Dighwara | 1,574 | 54% | — |
| Ismaila · Dighwara | 0 | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kanakpur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 10
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 3
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- CHAPRA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 22
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 35
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Trilochak
- Total area (ha)
- 152
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 75.3
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kanakpur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kanakpur
- LGD code
- 234439
- Pincode
- 841221
- Post office
- Sitalpur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,537
- Population (projected 2026)
- 346
- Households
- 535
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 898
- Literacy rate
- 65.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Khagaria
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Khagaria
- Member of Parliament
- Rajesh Verma
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Bablu Kumar
- Block / Mandal
- Dighwara
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 841221
Same name, different place
Other villages named Kanakpur
Looking for a different Kanakpur? The largest eight this name across India. All villages named Kanakpur →
- KanakpurThakurganj · Kishanganj, Bihar6,099 pop
- KanakpurNajibabad · Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh3,787 pop
- KanakpurKhanakul - I · Hooghly, West Bengal3,612 pop
- KanakpurManigachhi · Darbhanga, Bihar3,307 pop
- KanakpurFaizabad · Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh2,729 pop
- KanakpurBilaspur · Rampur, Uttar Pradesh2,715 pop
- KanakpurPotashpur - I · Purba Medinipur, West Bengal2,686 pop
- KanakpurMurarai - I · Birbhum, West Bengal2,546 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Kanakpur
Other villages in Dighwara mandal
View all 54+ →- Jhaua
- Sitalpur
- Basti Jalal
- Manupur
- Barua
- Haraji
- Kuraia
- Akilpur
- Malkha Chak
- Rampur Ami
- Ami
- Bodha Chhapra
- Dudhia
- Tilok Chak
- Yusufpur
- Nizama Chak
- Babhangawan
- Fakuli
- Batrouli
- Una Chak
- Kesarpur
- Pakauliya
- Dharipur
- Ahiman Patti
- Parsotimpur
- Bakarpur
- Parsotimpur
- Ramdaas Chak
- Salhadi
- Pakaulia
- Goraipur
- Bishunpur
- Mathurapur
- Anu Chak
- Bishunpur Mohan
- Chatra
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)