About Kaniyar Village

Kaniyar is a mid sized village in Arkalgud tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,164, made up of 589 males and 575 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaniyar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaniyar village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Hassan
Tehsil	Arkalgud
Pincode	573142
Area (hectares)	268.63 hectares
Population	1,164
Male Population	589
Female Population	575
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kaniyar compares

By the 2011 count Kaniyar is the 41st largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 680 residents. Its 268.63 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 1014.

Getting to Kaniyar

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

Kaniyar lies about 34 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Mavinakere, about 20 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 Kaniyar
Tehsil headquarters	Arkalgud	6.9 km
Nearest railway station	Mavinakere	20 km
Nearest town	Holenarasipura	22 km
District headquarters	Hassan	34 km

Villages closest to Kaniyar

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.

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Common questions about Kaniyar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaniyar village had a population of 1,164. That makes it the 41st largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 680 residents.

Kaniyar village has 589 males and 575 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaniyar has about 976 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 Kaniyar is 573142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaniyar covers 268.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaniyar falls under Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kaniyar is Mavinakere, about 20 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kaniyar.

Kaniyar is about 34 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaniyar is in Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district. Arkalgud is about 6.9 km away. Mavinakere is about 20 km away. Holenarasipura is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.