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About Kanakenahalli Village

Kanakenahalli is a small village in Belur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 344, made up of 173 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanakenahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanakenahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Belur
Pincode 573125
Area (hectares) 252.4 hectares
Population 344
Male Population 173
Female Population 171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanakenahalli compares

By the 2011 count Kanakenahalli is the 146th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 252.4 hectares work out to about 1.4 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Kanakenahalli

Kanakenahalli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanakenahalli as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kanakenahalli from other places

Kanakenahalli lies about 26 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Habhanghatta, about 18 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 Kanakenahalli
Nearest railway station Habhanghatta 18 km
Nearest town Arsikere 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Belur 25 km
District headquarters Hassan 26 km

Villages closest to Kanakenahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanakenahalli village had a population of 344. That makes it the 146th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Kanakenahalli village has 173 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanakenahalli has about 988 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 1025.

The pincode recorded for Kanakenahalli is 573125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanakenahalli covers 252.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanakenahalli falls under Belur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kanakenahalli is Habhanghatta, about 18 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kanakenahalli.

Kanakenahalli is about 26 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanakenahalli is in Belur tehsil of Hassan district. Habhanghatta is about 18 km away. Arsikere is about 21 km away. Belur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Appihalli (under 2 km), Minuganahalli (under 2 km) and Mathighatta (2.8 km).

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

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