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About Nanjarayapatna Village

Nanjarayapatna is a mid sized village in Somvarpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,454, made up of 703 males and 751 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 389.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nanjarayapatna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nanjarayapatna village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Somvarpet
Pincode 571234
Area (hectares) 389.78 hectares
Population 1,454
Male Population 703
Female Population 751
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nanjarayapatna compares

By the 2011 count Nanjarayapatna is the 34th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents. Its 389.78 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1053.

Getting to Nanjarayapatna

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

Nanjarayapatna lies about 17 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 55 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 Nanjarayapatna
District headquarters Kodagu 17 km
Nearest town Madikeri 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Somvarpet 25 km
Nearest railway station Krishnaraja Nagar 55 km

Villages closest to Nanjarayapatna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nanjarayapatna village had a population of 1,454. That makes it the 34th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents.

Nanjarayapatna village has 703 males and 751 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nanjarayapatna has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1053.

The pincode recorded for Nanjarayapatna is 571234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nanjarayapatna covers 389.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nanjarayapatna falls under Somvarpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nanjarayapatna is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 55 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Nanjarayapatna.

Nanjarayapatna is about 17 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nanjarayapatna is in Somvarpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Kodagu is about 17 km away. Madikeri is about 18 km away. Somvarpet 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 Kudlurchettalli (4.6 km), Abyathamangala (6.8 km) and Attur Nallur (7.1 km).

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

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