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About Kanachuru Village

Kanachuru is a mid sized village in Mudigere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 603, made up of 302 males and 301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 466.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanachuru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanachuru village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Mudigere
Pincode 577132
Area (hectares) 466.68 hectares
Population 603
Male Population 302
Female Population 301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanachuru compares

By the 2011 count Kanachuru is the 57th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 466.68 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1042.

Getting to Kanachuru

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

Kanachuru lies about 35 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Donigal, about 19 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 Kanachuru
Tehsil headquarters Mudigere 10 km
Nearest railway station Donigal 19 km
Nearest town Sakleshpur 20 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 35 km

Villages closest to Kanachuru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanachuru village had a population of 603. That makes it the 57th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Kanachuru village has 302 males and 301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanachuru has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1042.

The pincode recorded for Kanachuru is 577132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanachuru covers 466.68 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.

Kanachuru falls under Mudigere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kanachuru is Donigal, about 19 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 Kanachuru.

Kanachuru is about 35 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanachuru is in Mudigere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Mudigere is about 10 km away. Donigal is about 19 km away. Sakleshpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hosakere (under 2 km), Devarunda (2.2 km) and Hanthuru (2.3 km).

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

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