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About Kannapura Village

Kannapura is a mid sized village in Mudigere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,302, made up of 617 males and 685 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,110 females per 1000 males. The village covers 368.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kannapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kannapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Mudigere
Pincode 577132
Area (hectares) 368.19 hectares
Population 1,302
Male Population 617
Female Population 685
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,110
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kannapura compares

By the 2011 count Kannapura is the 29th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 368.19 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1042.

Getting to Kannapura

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

Kannapura lies about 19 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Chikkamagaluru, 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 Kannapura
Tehsil headquarters Mudigere 9.7 km
Nearest town Belūr 15 km
Nearest railway station Chikkamagaluru 17 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 19 km

Villages closest to Kannapura

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 Kannapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Kannapura village had a population of 1,302. That makes it the 29th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Kannapura village has 617 males and 685 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kannapura has about 1110 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1042.

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

Kannapura covers 368.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kannapura falls under Mudigere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kannapura is Chikkamagaluru, 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 - 10 km distance for Kannapura.

Kannapura is about 19 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kannapura is in Mudigere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Mudigere is about 9.7 km away. Belūr is about 15 km away. Chikkamagaluru is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thalagodu (under 2 km), Kolugodu (under 2 km) and Malahalli (1.7 km).

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

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