About Kankanawadi Village

Kankanawadi is one of the larger villages in Raybag tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16,311, made up of 8,301 males and 8,010 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3413.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankanawadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankanawadi village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Belgaum
Tehsil	Raybag
Pincode	591311
Area (hectares)	3413.96 hectares
Population	16,311
Male Population	8,301
Female Population	8,010
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankanawadi compares

By the 2011 count Kankanawadi is the 4th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 6,163 residents. Its 3413.96 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 956.

Getting to Kankanawadi

Kankanawadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kankanawadi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kankanawadi from other places

Kankanawadi lies about 70 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Chikodi Road, about 14 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 Kankanawadi
Nearest town	Mudalgi	7.3 km
Nearest railway station	Chikodi Road	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raybag	21 km
District headquarters	Belgaum	70 km

Villages closest to Kankanawadi

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

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Common questions about Kankanawadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankanawadi village had a population of 16,311. That makes it the 4th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,163 residents.

Kankanawadi village has 8,301 males and 8,010 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankanawadi has about 965 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 956.

The pincode recorded for Kankanawadi is 591311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankanawadi covers 3413.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kankanawadi falls under Raybag tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kankanawadi is Chikodi Road, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kankanawadi.

Kankanawadi is about 70 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kankanawadi is in Raybag tehsil of Belgaum district. Mudalgi is about 7.3 km away. Chikodi Road is about 14 km away. Raybag is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.