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About Kanchiganala Village

Kanchiganala is a mid sized village in Dod Ballapur tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,454, made up of 744 males and 710 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 420.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanchiganala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanchiganala village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Dod Ballapur
Pincode 561203
Area (hectares) 420.85 hectares
Population 1,454
Male Population 744
Female Population 710
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanchiganala compares

By the 2011 count Kanchiganala is the 30th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 420.85 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Kanchiganala

Kanchiganala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanchiganala as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kanchiganala from other places

Kanchiganala lies about 13 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Oddarahalli, about 5.2 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 Kanchiganala
Nearest railway station Oddarahalli 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dod Ballapur 7.4 km
Nearest town Doddaballapura 7.4 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 13 km

Villages closest to Kanchiganala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dod Ballapur 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 Kanchiganala

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanchiganala village had a population of 1,454. That makes it the 30th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Kanchiganala village has 744 males and 710 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanchiganala has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Kanchiganala is 561203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanchiganala covers 420.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanchiganala falls under Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kanchiganala is Oddarahalli, about 5.2 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 <5 km distance for Kanchiganala.

Kanchiganala is about 13 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanchiganala is in Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Oddarahalli is about 5.2 km away. Dod Ballapur is about 7.4 km away. Doddaballapura is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajaghatta (1.5 km), Rajaghatta Amanikere (1.5 km) and Kuruvigere (2.1 km).

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

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