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About Kanekallu Village

Kanekallu is a small village in Hosakote tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 404, made up of 203 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 560067, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanekallu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanekallu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Hosakote
Pincode 560067
Area (hectares) 190.72 hectares
Population 404
Male Population 203
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kanekallu compares

By the 2011 count Kanekallu is the 173rd largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 820 residents. Its 190.72 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Kanekallu

Kanekallu 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 Kanekallu 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanekallu from other places

Kanekallu lies about 37 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Devangonthi, about under 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 Kanekallu
Nearest railway station Devangonthi under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Hosakote 9.1 km
Nearest town Hoskote 9.1 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 37 km

Villages closest to Kanekallu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanekallu village had a population of 404. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 820 residents.

Kanekallu village has 203 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanekallu has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Kanekallu is 560067. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanekallu covers 190.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanekallu falls under Hosakote tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kanekallu is Devangonthi, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanekallu.

Kanekallu is about 37 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanekallu is in Hosakote tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Devangonthi is about under 2 km away. Hosakote is about 9.1 km away. Hoskote is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kacharakanahalli (under 2 km), Hunasehalli (1.8 km) and Doddadunnasandra (1.9 km).

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

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