About Naikanur Village

Naikanur is a mid sized village in Navalgund tehsil, in the district of Dharwad, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,249, made up of 625 males and 624 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1284.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naikanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naikanur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Dharwad
Tehsil	Navalgund
Pincode	582208
Area (hectares)	1284.25 hectares
Population	1,249
Male Population	625
Female Population	624
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	998
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Naikanur compares

By the 2011 count Naikanur is the 46th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents. Its 1284.25 hectares work out to about 1.0 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, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Naikanur

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

Naikanur lies about 52 km from Dharwad, and the nearest railway station is Balganur, about 15 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 Naikanur
Tehsil headquarters	Navalgund	13 km
Nearest railway station	Balganur	15 km
District headquarters	Dharwad	52 km

Villages closest to Naikanur

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.

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Common questions about Naikanur

As per the Census of India 2011, Naikanur village had a population of 1,249. That makes it the 46th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents.

Naikanur village has 625 males and 624 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naikanur has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 953.

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

Naikanur covers 1284.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Naikanur falls under Navalgund tehsil of Dharwad district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Naikanur is Balganur, about 15 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 5 - 10 km distance for Naikanur.

Naikanur is about 52 km from Dharwad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naikanur is in Navalgund tehsil of Dharwad district. Navalgund is about 13 km away. Balganur is about 15 km away. Dharwad is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.