About Kaniyoor Village

Kaniyoor is a large village in Puttur tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,126, made up of 1,070 males and 1,056 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 810.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574328, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaniyoor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaniyoor village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil	Puttur
Pincode	574328
Area (hectares)	810.06 hectares
Population	2,126
Male Population	1,070
Female Population	1,056
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Kaniyoor compares

By the 2011 count Kaniyoor is the 49th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents. Its 810.06 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Kaniyoor

Kaniyoor is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kaniyoor 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kaniyoor from other places

Kaniyoor 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 Kaniyoor
Nearest railway station	Kaniuru	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Puttur	18 km
Nearest town	Puttūr	18 km
District headquarters	Dakshina Kannada	18 km

Villages closest to Kaniyoor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaniyoor village had a population of 2,126. That makes it the 49th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents.

Kaniyoor village has 1,070 males and 1,056 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaniyoor has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Kaniyoor is 574328. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaniyoor covers 810.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaniyoor falls under Puttur tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kaniyoor is Kaniuru, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kaniyoor.

Kaniyoor 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.

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