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About Kanganahalli Village

Kanganahalli is a mid sized village in Chitapur tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 912, made up of 461 males and 451 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanganahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanganahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Chitapur
Pincode 585218
Area (hectares) 354.29 hectares
Population 912
Male Population 461
Female Population 451
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanganahalli compares

By the 2011 count Kanganahalli is the 97th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents. Its 354.29 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Kanganahalli

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

Kanganahalli lies about 42 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Malkhaid Road, about 2.1 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 Kanganahalli
Nearest railway station Malkhaid Road 2.1 km
Nearest town Sedam 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Chitapur 12 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 42 km

Villages closest to Kanganahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanganahalli village had a population of 912. That makes it the 97th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents.

Kanganahalli village has 461 males and 451 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanganahalli has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Kanganahalli is 585218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanganahalli covers 354.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanganahalli falls under Chitapur tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kanganahalli is Malkhaid Road, about 2.1 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 10+ km distance for Kanganahalli.

Kanganahalli is about 42 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanganahalli is in Chitapur tehsil of Gulbarga district. Malkhaid Road is about 2.1 km away. Sedam is about 11 km away. Chitapur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mogla (6.4 km), Sangavi (6.8 km) and Margol (8.3 km).

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

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