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About Kanyady Village

Kanyady is a mid sized village in Beltangadi tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,926, made up of 942 males and 984 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 923.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574240, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanyady Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanyady village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Beltangadi
Pincode 574240
Area (hectares) 923.23 hectares
Population 1,926
Male Population 942
Female Population 984
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanyady compares

By the 2011 count Kanyady is the 63rd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents. Its 923.23 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 Kanyady

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

Kanyady lies about 24 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Narimogaru, about 32 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 Kanyady
Tehsil headquarters Beltangadi 10 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 24 km
Nearest railway station Narimogaru 32 km
Nearest town Puttūr 34 km

Villages closest to Kanyady

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 Kanyady

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanyady village had a population of 1,926. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents.

Kanyady village has 942 males and 984 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanyady has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Kanyady is 574240. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanyady covers 923.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kanyady is Narimogaru, about 32 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 Kanyady.

Kanyady is about 24 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanyady is in Beltangadi tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Beltangadi is about 10 km away. Dakshina Kannada is about 24 km away. Narimogaru is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mundaje (3.3 km), Navooru (4.0 km) and Nada (4.2 km).

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

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