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About Kanchinegalur Village

Kanchinegalur is a large village in Hangal tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,165, made up of 2,156 males and 2,009 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 813.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanchinegalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanchinegalur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Hangal
Pincode 581101
Area (hectares) 813.11 hectares
Population 4,165
Male Population 2,156
Female Population 2,009
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanchinegalur compares

By the 2011 count Kanchinegalur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 813.11 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Kanchinegalur

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

How far is Kanchinegalur from other places

Kanchinegalur lies about 21 km from Haveri. 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 Kanchinegalur
Tehsil headquarters Hangal 9.9 km
Nearest town Hāngal 9.9 km
District headquarters Haveri 21 km

Villages closest to Kanchinegalur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanchinegalur village had a population of 4,165. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Kanchinegalur village has 2,156 males and 2,009 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanchinegalur has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Kanchinegalur is 581101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanchinegalur covers 813.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanchinegalur falls under Hangal tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The census record for Kanchinegalur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kanchinegalur.

Kanchinegalur is about 21 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanchinegalur is in Hangal tehsil of Haveri district. Hangal is about 9.9 km away. Hāngal is about 9.9 km away. Haveri is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadashettihalli (1.9 km), Kalveyellapur (2.4 km) and Belagalapeth (3.5 km).

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

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