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About Kaniyooru Village

Kaniyooru is a large village in Beltangadi tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,922, made up of 1,901 males and 2,021 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1726.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaniyooru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaniyooru village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Beltangadi
Pincode 574217
Area (hectares) 1726.7 hectares
Population 3,922
Male Population 1,901
Female Population 2,021
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,063
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaniyooru compares

By the 2011 count Kaniyooru is the 22nd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents. Its 1726.7 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Kaniyooru

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

Kaniyooru lies about 18 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kaniuru, about under 2 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 Kaniyooru
Nearest railway station Kaniuru under 2 km
Nearest town Puttūr 18 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Beltangadi 31 km

Villages closest to Kaniyooru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaniyooru village had a population of 3,922. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents.

Kaniyooru village has 1,901 males and 2,021 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaniyooru has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Kaniyooru is 574217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaniyooru covers 1726.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaniyooru falls under Beltangadi tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kaniyooru is Kaniuru, about under 2 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 Kaniyooru.

Kaniyooru is about 18 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaniyooru is in Beltangadi tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Kaniuru is about under 2 km away. Puttūr is about 18 km away. Dakshina Kannada is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karambaru (9.3 km), Savanalu (11 km) and Kokkada (16 km).

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

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