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About Kamanakere Village

Kamanakere is a mid sized village in Kadur tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,451, made up of 733 males and 718 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 661.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamanakere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamanakere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Kadur
Pincode 577116
Area (hectares) 661.97 hectares
Population 1,451
Male Population 733
Female Population 718
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kamanakere compares

By the 2011 count Kamanakere is the 44th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 890 residents. Its 661.97 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 987.

Getting to Kamanakere

Kamanakere is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kamanakere as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kamanakere from other places

Kamanakere lies about 45 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Nagavangala, about 6.2 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 Kamanakere
Nearest railway station Nagavangala 6.2 km
Nearest town Birūr 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadur 9.3 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 45 km

Villages closest to Kamanakere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamanakere village had a population of 1,451. That makes it the 44th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 890 residents.

Kamanakere village has 733 males and 718 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamanakere has about 980 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 987.

The pincode recorded for Kamanakere is 577116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamanakere covers 661.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kamanakere falls under Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kamanakere is Nagavangala, about 6.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kamanakere.

Kamanakere is about 45 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamanakere is in Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Nagavangala is about 6.2 km away. Birūr is about 8.2 km away. Kadur is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marulanahalli (under 2 km), C Dasarahalli (under 2 km) and K Dasarahalli (under 2 km).

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

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