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About Kankanwad Village

Kankanwad is a small village in Shiggaon tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 335, made up of 173 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankanwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankanwad village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Shiggaon
Pincode 581205
Area (hectares) 250.3 hectares
Population 335
Male Population 173
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kankanwad compares

By the 2011 count Kankanwad is the 84th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,507 residents. Its 250.3 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Kankanwad

Kankanwad is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kankanwad 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kankanwad from other places

Kankanwad lies about 27 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Savanur, about 16 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 Kankanwad
Tehsil headquarters Shiggaon 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Savanur 16 km
District headquarters Haveri 27 km

Villages closest to Kankanwad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankanwad village had a population of 335. That makes it the 84th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,507 residents.

Kankanwad village has 173 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankanwad has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Kankanwad is 581205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankanwad covers 250.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kankanwad falls under Shiggaon tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kankanwad is Savanur, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kankanwad.

Kankanwad is about 27 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kankanwad is in Shiggaon tehsil of Haveri district. Shiggaon is about 3.8 km away. Savanur is about 16 km away. Haveri 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 Chikmallur (under 2 km), Hanumarahalli (1.6 km) and Hiremallur (2.0 km).

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

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