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About Kaniminike Village

Kaniminike is a large village in Bangalore South tehsil, in the district of Bangalore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,408, made up of 1,291 males and 1,117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 560060, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaniminike Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaniminike village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore
Tehsil Bangalore South
Pincode 560060
Area (hectares) 352.3 hectares
Population 2,408
Male Population 1,291
Female Population 1,117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kaniminike compares

By the 2011 count Kaniminike is the 21st largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,593 residents. Its 352.3 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Kaniminike

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

Kaniminike lies about 21 km from Bangalore, and the nearest railway station is Hejjala, about 2.3 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 Kaniminike
Nearest railway station Hejjala 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Bangalore South 21 km
District headquarters Bangalore 21 km
Nearest town Bengaluru 21 km

Villages closest to Kaniminike

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bangalore South 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 Kaniminike

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaniminike village had a population of 2,408. That makes it the 21st largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,593 residents.

Kaniminike village has 1,291 males and 1,117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaniminike has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Kaniminike is 560060. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaniminike covers 352.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kaniminike falls under Bangalore South tehsil of Bangalore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kaniminike is Hejjala, about 2.3 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 village for Kaniminike.

Kaniminike is about 21 km from Bangalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaniminike is in Bangalore South tehsil of Bangalore district. Hejjala is about 2.3 km away. Bangalore South is about 21 km away. Bangalore is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumbalagodu (2.3 km), Thagachaguppe (2.6 km) and Kambipura (3.4 km).

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

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