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About Konanur Village

Konanur is one of the larger villages in Arkalgud tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,032, made up of 4,033 males and 3,999 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 482.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Konanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Konanur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Arkalgud
Pincode 573130
Area (hectares) 482.86 hectares
Population 8,032
Male Population 4,033
Female Population 3,999
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Konanur compares

By the 2011 count Konanur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 680 residents. Its 482.86 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Konanur

Konanur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Konanur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Konanur from other places

Konanur lies about 42 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Mavinakere, about 27 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 Konanur
Tehsil headquarters Arkalgud 15 km
Nearest town Holenarasipura 27 km
Nearest railway station Mavinakere 27 km
District headquarters Hassan 42 km

Villages closest to Konanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Konanur village had a population of 8,032. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 680 residents.

Konanur village has 4,033 males and 3,999 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Konanur has about 992 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 1014.

The pincode recorded for Konanur is 573130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Konanur covers 482.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Konanur falls under Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Konanur is Mavinakere, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Konanur.

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

Konanur is in Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district. Arkalgud is about 15 km away. Holenarasipura is about 27 km away. Mavinakere is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ullenahalli (under 2 km), Kerehosahalli (1.9 km) and Kattepura (2.3 km).

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

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