About Kanive Village

Kanive is a small village in Narasimharajapura tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 440, made up of 217 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 526.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanive Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanive village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chikmagalur
Tehsil	Narasimharajapura
Pincode	577134
Area (hectares)	526.17 hectares
Population	440
Male Population	217
Female Population	223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,028
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanive compares

By the 2011 count Kanive is the 42nd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,029 residents. Its 526.17 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1042.

Getting to Kanive

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

Kanive lies about 59 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Shivamogga - SME, about 33 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 Kanive
Tehsil headquarters	Narasimharajapura	16 km
Nearest town	Shivamogga	32 km
Nearest railway station	Shivamogga - SME	33 km
District headquarters	Chikmagalur	59 km

Villages closest to Kanive

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

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Common questions about Kanive

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanive village had a population of 440. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,029 residents.

Kanive village has 217 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanive has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1042.

The pincode recorded for Kanive is 577134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanive covers 526.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanive falls under Narasimharajapura tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kanive is Shivamogga - SME, about 33 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 Kanive.

Kanive is about 59 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanive is in Narasimharajapura tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Narasimharajapura is about 16 km away. Shivamogga is about 32 km away. Shivamogga - SME is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.