About Kanaka Majalu Village

Kanaka Majalu is a large village in Sulya tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,425, made up of 1,230 males and 1,195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 720.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanaka Majalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanaka Majalu village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil	Sulya
Pincode	574223
Area (hectares)	720.22 hectares
Population	2,425
Male Population	1,230
Female Population	1,195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanaka Majalu compares

By the 2011 count Kanaka Majalu is the 24th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,132 residents. Its 720.22 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 1009.

Getting to Kanaka Majalu

Kanaka Majalu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanaka Majalu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kanaka Majalu from other places

Kanaka Majalu lies about 27 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kaniuru, about 14 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 Kanaka Majalu
Tehsil headquarters	Sulya	8.4 km
Nearest railway station	Kaniuru	14 km
Nearest town	Puttūr	22 km
District headquarters	Dakshina Kannada	27 km

Villages closest to Kanaka Majalu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sulya 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 Kanaka Majalu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanaka Majalu village had a population of 2,425. That makes it the 24th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,132 residents.

Kanaka Majalu village has 1,230 males and 1,195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanaka Majalu has about 972 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 1009.

The pincode recorded for Kanaka Majalu is 574223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanaka Majalu covers 720.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanaka Majalu falls under Sulya tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kanaka Majalu is Kaniuru, about 14 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 10+ km distance for Kanaka Majalu.

Kanaka Majalu is about 27 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanaka Majalu is in Sulya tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Sulya is about 8.4 km away. Kaniuru is about 14 km away. Puttūr is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.