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About Kainadu Village

Kainadu is a mid sized village in Hosdurga tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,043, made up of 541 males and 502 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 309.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577542, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kainadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kainadu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Hosdurga
Pincode 577542
Area (hectares) 309.05 hectares
Population 1,043
Male Population 541
Female Population 502
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kainadu compares

By the 2011 count Kainadu is the 71st largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 309.05 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Kainadu

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

Kainadu lies about 60 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Hosadurga Road, about 34 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 Kainadu
Tehsil headquarters Hosdurga 17 km
Nearest town Hosadurga 17 km
Nearest railway station Hosadurga Road 34 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 60 km

Villages closest to Kainadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kainadu village had a population of 1,043. That makes it the 71st largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Kainadu village has 541 males and 502 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kainadu has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Kainadu is 577542. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kainadu covers 309.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kainadu falls under Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kainadu is Hosadurga Road, about 34 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kainadu.

Kainadu is about 60 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kainadu is in Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district. Hosdurga is about 17 km away. Hosadurga is about 17 km away. Hosadurga Road is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kainadu Amanikere (under 2 km), Somasandra (under 2 km) and Naigere (1.6 km).

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

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