About Kanyana Village

Kanyana is one of the larger villages in Bantval tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,650, made up of 3,771 males and 3,879 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1537.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574279, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanyana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanyana village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil	Bantval
Pincode	574279
Area (hectares)	1537.23 hectares
Population	7,650
Male Population	3,771
Female Population	3,879
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,029
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanyana compares

By the 2011 count Kanyana is the 4th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents. Its 1537.23 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Kanyana

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

Kanyana lies about 23 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kalladaka, about 11 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 Kanyana
Nearest railway station	Kalladaka	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bantval	16 km
Nearest town	Bantvāl	16 km
District headquarters	Dakshina Kannada	23 km

Villages closest to Kanyana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanyana village had a population of 7,650. That makes it the 4th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents.

Kanyana village has 3,771 males and 3,879 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanyana has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Kanyana is 574279. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanyana covers 1537.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanyana falls under Bantval tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kanyana is Kalladaka, about 11 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 village for Kanyana.

Kanyana is about 23 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanyana is in Bantval tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Kalladaka is about 11 km away. Bantval is about 16 km away. Bantvāl is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.