About Kariganur Village

Kariganur is a large village in Channagiri tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,792, made up of 1,901 males and 1,891 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1244.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kariganur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kariganur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Davanagere
Tehsil	Channagiri
Pincode	577219
Area (hectares)	1244.2 hectares
Population	3,792
Male Population	1,901
Female Population	1,891
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kariganur compares

By the 2011 count Kariganur is the 13th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 1244.2 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 Kariganur

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

Kariganur lies about 19 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Tolahunse, 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 Kariganur
Nearest railway station	Tolahunse	16 km
District headquarters	Davanagere	19 km
Nearest town	Davangere	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Channagiri	33 km

Villages closest to Kariganur

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 Kariganur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kariganur village had a population of 3,792. That makes it the 13th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Kariganur village has 1,901 males and 1,891 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kariganur has about 995 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 Kariganur is 577219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kariganur covers 1244.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kariganur falls under Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kariganur is Tolahunse, 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 Kariganur.

Kariganur is about 19 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kariganur is in Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district. Tolahunse is about 16 km away. Davanagere is about 19 km away. Davangere is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.