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About Kokkanur Village

Kokkanur is one of the larger villages in Harihar tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,054, made up of 2,552 males and 2,502 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 769.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577530, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kokkanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kokkanur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Harihar
Pincode 577530
Area (hectares) 769.88 hectares
Population 5,054
Male Population 2,552
Female Population 2,502
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kokkanur compares

By the 2011 count Kokkanur is the 5th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents. Its 769.88 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Kokkanur

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

Kokkanur lies about 28 km from Davanagere. 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 Kokkanur
Tehsil headquarters Harihar 19 km
District headquarters Davanagere 28 km

Villages closest to Kokkanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kokkanur village had a population of 5,054. That makes it the 5th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents.

Kokkanur village has 2,552 males and 2,502 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kokkanur has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Kokkanur is 577530. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kokkanur covers 769.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kokkanur falls under Harihar tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The census record for Kokkanur notes the nearest railway station 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 Kokkanur.

Kokkanur is about 28 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kokkanur is in Harihar tehsil of Davanagere district. Harihar is about 19 km away. Davanagere is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kambathanahalli (under 2 km), Guddada Thumminakatte (under 2 km) and Hindasaghatte (1.6 km).

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

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