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About Kanchagallu Village

Kanchagallu is a mid sized village in Kadur tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 816, made up of 406 males and 410 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 613.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577138, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanchagallu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanchagallu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Kadur
Pincode 577138
Area (hectares) 613.28 hectares
Population 816
Male Population 406
Female Population 410
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanchagallu compares

By the 2011 count Kanchagallu is the 96th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 890 residents. Its 613.28 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Kanchagallu

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

Kanchagallu lies about 54 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Banavar, about 17 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 Kanchagallu
Nearest railway station Banavar 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadur 24 km
Nearest town Kadūr 24 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 54 km

Villages closest to Kanchagallu

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 Kanchagallu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanchagallu village had a population of 816. That makes it the 96th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 890 residents.

Kanchagallu village has 406 males and 410 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanchagallu has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Kanchagallu is 577138. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanchagallu covers 613.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanchagallu falls under Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kanchagallu is Banavar, about 17 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 <5 km distance for Kanchagallu.

Kanchagallu is about 54 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanchagallu is in Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Banavar is about 17 km away. Kadur is about 24 km away. Kadūr is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shettyhalli (2.1 km), Siddaramanahalli (3.9 km) and Pattadevarahalli (4.0 km).

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

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