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About Konaje Village

Konaje is a mid sized village in Puttur tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,778, made up of 858 males and 920 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1815.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574230, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Konaje Overview

Census 2011 figures for Konaje village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Puttur
Pincode 574230
Area (hectares) 1815.69 hectares
Population 1,778
Male Population 858
Female Population 920
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Konaje compares

By the 2011 count Konaje is the 56th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents. Its 1815.69 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Konaje

Konaje is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Konaje as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Konaje from other places

Konaje lies about 34 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Farangipete, about 6.9 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 Konaje
Nearest railway station Farangipete 6.9 km
Nearest town Ullal 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Puttur 30 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 34 km

Villages closest to Konaje

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.

Common questions about Konaje

As per the Census of India 2011, Konaje village had a population of 1,778. That makes it the 56th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents.

Konaje village has 858 males and 920 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Konaje has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Konaje is 574230. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Konaje covers 1815.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Konaje is Farangipete, about 6.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Konaje.

Konaje is about 34 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Konaje is in Puttur tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Farangipete is about 6.9 km away. Ullal is about 7.5 km away. Puttur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shirady (7.4 km), Noojibalthila (19 km) and Mundoor (22 km).

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

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