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About Kanakikop Village

Kanakikop is a mid sized village in Nargund tehsil, in the district of Gadag, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,637, made up of 838 males and 799 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1034.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanakikop Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanakikop village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gadag
Tehsil Nargund
Pincode 582207
Area (hectares) 1034.72 hectares
Population 1,637
Male Population 838
Female Population 799
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanakikop compares

By the 2011 count Kanakikop is the 14th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,010 residents. Its 1034.72 hectares work out to about 1.6 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Kanakikop

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

Kanakikop lies about 48 km from Gadag, and the nearest railway station is Sisvinhalli, 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 Kanakikop
Tehsil headquarters Nargund 11 km
Nearest railway station Sisvinhalli 32 km
District headquarters Gadag 48 km

Villages closest to Kanakikop

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanakikop village had a population of 1,637. That makes it the 14th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,010 residents.

Kanakikop village has 838 males and 799 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanakikop has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Kanakikop is 582207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanakikop covers 1034.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanakikop falls under Nargund tehsil of Gadag district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kanakikop is Sisvinhalli, 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kanakikop.

Kanakikop is about 48 km from Gadag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanakikop is in Nargund tehsil of Gadag district. Nargund is about 11 km away. Sisvinhalli is about 32 km away. Gadag is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gurlakatti (under 2 km), Siddapur (3.3 km) and Jagapur (6.0 km).

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

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