About Kanthur Village

Kanthur is a large village in Madikeri tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,331, made up of 1,721 males and 1,610 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 834.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571252, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanthur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanthur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Kodagu
Tehsil	Madikeri
Pincode	571252
Area (hectares)	834.95 hectares
Population	3,331
Male Population	1,721
Female Population	1,610
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanthur compares

By the 2011 count Kanthur is the 6th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents. Its 834.95 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Kanthur

Kanthur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanthur 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. The nearest villages by name are Ibnivalvadi, Kadagadalu, Kaggodlu and Kalakeri Nidugane. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kanthur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanthur village had a population of 3,331. That makes it the 6th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents.

Kanthur village has 1,721 males and 1,610 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanthur has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Kanthur is 571252. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanthur covers 834.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanthur falls under Madikeri tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The census record for Kanthur 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 Kanthur.

Kanthur is in Madikeri tehsil of Kodagu district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.