About Kakanur Village

Kakanur is a large village in Channagiri tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,143, made up of 1,084 males and 1,059 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 892.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakanur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Davanagere
Tehsil	Channagiri
Pincode	577552
Area (hectares)	892.66 hectares
Population	2,143
Male Population	1,084
Female Population	1,059
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kakanur compares

By the 2011 count Kakanur is the 32nd largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 892.66 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Kakanur

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

Kakanur lies about 38 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Sasalu, about 16 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 Kakanur
Tehsil headquarters	Channagiri	14 km
Nearest railway station	Sasalu	16 km
District headquarters	Davanagere	38 km

Villages closest to Kakanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakanur village had a population of 2,143. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Kakanur village has 1,084 males and 1,059 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakanur has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Kakanur is 577552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakanur covers 892.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kakanur falls under Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kakanur is Sasalu, about 16 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 Kakanur.

Kakanur is about 38 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakanur is in Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district. Channagiri is about 14 km away. Sasalu is about 16 km away. Davanagere is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.