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About Khannur Village

Khannur is a mid sized village in Navalgund tehsil, in the district of Dharwad, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 761, made up of 397 males and 364 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 928.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khannur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khannur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dharwad
Tehsil Navalgund
Pincode 582208
Area (hectares) 928.39 hectares
Population 761
Male Population 397
Female Population 364
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khannur compares

By the 2011 count Khannur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents. Its 928.39 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Khannur

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

Khannur lies about 50 km from Dharwad, and the nearest railway station is Hombala, about 14 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 Khannur
Tehsil headquarters Navalgund 12 km
Nearest railway station Hombala 14 km
District headquarters Dharwad 50 km

Villages closest to Khannur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khannur village had a population of 761. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents.

Khannur village has 397 males and 364 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khannur has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Khannur is 582208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khannur covers 928.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khannur falls under Navalgund tehsil of Dharwad district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Khannur is Hombala, about 14 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 Khannur.

Khannur is about 50 km from Dharwad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khannur is in Navalgund tehsil of Dharwad district. Navalgund is about 12 km away. Hombala is about 14 km away. Dharwad is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shelawadi (under 2 km), Bhoganur (2.0 km) and Naikanur (2.6 km).

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

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