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About Kananakatte Village

Kananakatte is a mid sized village in Jagalur tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,199, made up of 595 males and 604 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 586.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577528, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kananakatte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kananakatte village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Jagalur
Pincode 577528
Area (hectares) 586.06 hectares
Population 1,199
Male Population 595
Female Population 604
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kananakatte compares

By the 2011 count Kananakatte is the 46th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents. Its 586.06 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Kananakatte

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

Kananakatte lies about 55 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Bommagundanakere, about 27 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 Kananakatte
Tehsil headquarters Jagalur 10 km
Nearest railway station Bommagundanakere 27 km
Nearest town Challakere 36 km
District headquarters Davanagere 55 km

Villages closest to Kananakatte

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 Kananakatte

As per the Census of India 2011, Kananakatte village had a population of 1,199. That makes it the 46th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents.

Kananakatte village has 595 males and 604 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kananakatte has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 982.

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

Kananakatte covers 586.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kananakatte falls under Jagalur tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kananakatte is Bommagundanakere, about 27 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 Kananakatte.

Kananakatte is about 55 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kananakatte is in Jagalur tehsil of Davanagere district. Jagalur is about 10 km away. Bommagundanakere is about 27 km away. Challakere is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Huchavvanahalli (under 2 km), Bangarakkanagudda (2.9 km) and Madamuthnahalli (3.5 km).

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

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