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About Kantanakunte Village

Kantanakunte 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 1,636, made up of 830 males and 806 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantanakunte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantanakunte village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Dod Ballapur
Pincode 561203
Area (hectares) 156.15 hectares
Population 1,636
Male Population 830
Female Population 806
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kantanakunte compares

By the 2011 count Kantanakunte is the 25th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 156.15 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. 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 Kantanakunte

Kantanakunte is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kantanakunte as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kantanakunte from other places

Kantanakunte lies about 13 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Oddarahalli, about 2.0 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 Kantanakunte
Nearest railway station Oddarahalli 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Dod Ballapur 4.5 km
Nearest town Doddaballapura 4.5 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 13 km

Villages closest to Kantanakunte

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 Kantanakunte

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantanakunte village had a population of 1,636. That makes it the 25th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Kantanakunte village has 830 males and 806 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantanakunte has about 971 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 Kantanakunte is 561203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantanakunte covers 156.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kantanakunte is Oddarahalli, about 2.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kantanakunte.

Kantanakunte 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.

Kantanakunte is in Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Oddarahalli is about 2.0 km away. Dod Ballapur is about 4.5 km away. Doddaballapura is about 4.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hasanghatta (under 2 km), Mallathahalli (under 2 km) and Madagondanahalli (1.7 km).

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

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