About Killenjaru Village

Killenjaru is a large village in Mangalore tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,225, made up of 1,576 males and 1,649 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 525.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Killenjaru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Killenjaru village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil	Mangalore
Pincode	574144
Area (hectares)	525.29 hectares
Population	3,225
Male Population	1,576
Female Population	1,649
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,046
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Killenjaru compares

By the 2011 count Killenjaru is the 24th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 525.29 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1060.

Getting to Killenjaru

Killenjaru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Killenjaru as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Killenjaru from other places

Killenjaru 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 Killenjaru
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 Killenjaru

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.

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Common questions about Killenjaru

As per the Census of India 2011, Killenjaru village had a population of 3,225. That makes it the 24th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Killenjaru village has 1,576 males and 1,649 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Killenjaru has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1060.

The pincode recorded for Killenjaru is 574144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Killenjaru covers 525.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Killenjaru 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Killenjaru.

Killenjaru 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.

Killenjaru 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.