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About Kilenjur Village

Kilenjur is a mid sized village in Mangalore tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 658, made up of 305 males and 353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,157 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kilenjur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kilenjur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Mangalore
Pincode 574150
Area (hectares) 136.59 hectares
Population 658
Male Population 305
Female Population 353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,157
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kilenjur compares

By the 2011 count Kilenjur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 136.59 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1060.

Getting to Kilenjur

Kilenjur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kilenjur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kilenjur from other places

Kilenjur lies about 44 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Jokatte, 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 Kilenjur
Nearest railway station Jokatte under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mangalore 5.1 km
Nearest town Mangaluru 5.1 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 44 km

Villages closest to Kilenjur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kilenjur village had a population of 658. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Kilenjur village has 305 males and 353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kilenjur has about 1157 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1060.

The pincode recorded for Kilenjur is 574150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kilenjur covers 136.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kilenjur falls under Mangalore tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kilenjur is Jokatte, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kilenjur.

Kilenjur is about 44 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kilenjur is in Mangalore tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Jokatte is about under 2 km away. Mangalore is about 5.1 km away. Mangaluru is about 5.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Killenjaru (under 2 km), Kenjar (under 2 km) and Kalavar (2.1 km).

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

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