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About Kanakuppe Village

Kanakuppe is a mid sized village in Jagalur tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,070, made up of 547 males and 523 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2237.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577528, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanakuppe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanakuppe village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Jagalur
Pincode 577528
Area (hectares) 2237.59 hectares
Population 1,070
Male Population 547
Female Population 523
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanakuppe compares

By the 2011 count Kanakuppe is the 56th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents. Its 2237.59 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Kanakuppe

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

Kanakuppe lies about 41 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Kotturu, about 32 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 Kanakuppe
Tehsil headquarters Jagalur 5.9 km
Nearest town Kottūru 31 km
Nearest railway station Kotturu 32 km
District headquarters Davanagere 41 km

Villages closest to Kanakuppe

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanakuppe village had a population of 1,070. That makes it the 56th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents.

Kanakuppe village has 547 males and 523 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanakuppe has about 956 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 982.

The pincode recorded for Kanakuppe is 577528. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanakuppe covers 2237.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanakuppe falls under Jagalur tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kanakuppe is Kotturu, about 32 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 Kanakuppe.

Kanakuppe is about 41 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanakuppe is in Jagalur tehsil of Davanagere district. Jagalur is about 5.9 km away. Kottūru is about 31 km away. Kotturu is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kelagote (under 2 km), Chikkammanahatti (1.8 km) and Kenchenahalli (2.5 km).

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

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