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About Palanaikanakote Village

Palanaikanakote is a mid sized village in Jagalur tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 645, made up of 336 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palanaikanakote Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palanaikanakote village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Jagalur
Pincode 577513
Area (hectares) 243.15 hectares
Population 645
Male Population 336
Female Population 309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palanaikanakote compares

By the 2011 count Palanaikanakote is the 90th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents. Its 243.15 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Palanaikanakote

Palanaikanakote is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palanaikanakote as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Palanaikanakote from other places

Palanaikanakote lies about 31 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Kodaganuru, about 30 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 Palanaikanakote
Tehsil headquarters Jagalur 14 km
Nearest railway station Kodaganuru 30 km
District headquarters Davanagere 31 km
Nearest town Davangere 31 km

Villages closest to Palanaikanakote

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 Palanaikanakote

As per the Census of India 2011, Palanaikanakote village had a population of 645. That makes it the 90th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents.

Palanaikanakote village has 336 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palanaikanakote has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Palanaikanakote is 577513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palanaikanakote covers 243.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palanaikanakote falls under Jagalur tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Palanaikanakote is Kodaganuru, about 30 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Palanaikanakote.

Palanaikanakote is about 31 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palanaikanakote is in Jagalur tehsil of Davanagere district. Jagalur is about 14 km away. Kodaganuru is about 30 km away. Davanagere is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Meenigarahalli (1.5 km), Suragondanahalli (1.7 km) and Medakerehalli (2.1 km).

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

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