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About Kannur Village

Kannur is a large village in Kollegal tehsil, in the district of Chamarajanagar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,225, made up of 1,666 males and 1,559 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 736.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571443, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kannur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kannur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chamarajanagar
Tehsil Kollegal
Pincode 571443
Area (hectares) 736.42 hectares
Population 3,225
Male Population 1,666
Female Population 1,559
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kannur compares

By the 2011 count Kannur is the 31st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,408 residents. Its 736.42 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Kannur

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

How far is Kannur from other places

Kannur lies about 39 km from Chamarajanagar. 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 Kannur
Tehsil headquarters Kollegal 15 km
Nearest town Kollegāl 15 km
District headquarters Chamarajanagar 39 km

Villages closest to Kannur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kannur village had a population of 3,225. That makes it the 31st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,408 residents.

Kannur village has 1,666 males and 1,559 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kannur has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Kannur is 571443. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kannur covers 736.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kannur falls under Kollegal tehsil of Chamarajanagar district in Karnataka.

The census record for Kannur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kannur.

Kannur is about 39 km from Chamarajanagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kannur is in Kollegal tehsil of Chamarajanagar district. Kollegal is about 15 km away. Kollegāl is about 15 km away. Chamarajanagar is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kannur Beat (under 2 km), Anapura (under 2 km) and Modahalli (under 2 km).

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

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