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About Kinnya Village

Kinnya is a large village in Mangalore tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,788, made up of 2,425 males and 2,363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 436.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kinnya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kinnya village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Mangalore
Pincode 574123
Area (hectares) 436.26 hectares
Population 4,788
Male Population 2,425
Female Population 2,363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kinnya compares

By the 2011 count Kinnya is the 8th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 436.26 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1060.

Getting to Kinnya

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

Kinnya lies about 39 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Ullal, about 4.2 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 Kinnya
Nearest railway station Ullal 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mangalore 16 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 39 km

Villages closest to Kinnya

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 Kinnya

As per the Census of India 2011, Kinnya village had a population of 4,788. That makes it the 8th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Kinnya village has 2,425 males and 2,363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kinnya has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1060.

The pincode recorded for Kinnya is 574123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kinnya covers 436.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kinnya is Ullal, about 4.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kinnya.

Kinnya is about 39 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kinnya is in Mangalore tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Ullal is about 4.2 km away. Mangalore is about 16 km away. Dakshina Kannada is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Talapady (1.8 km), Valpadi (1.8 km) and Manjanady (2.1 km).

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

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