About Kannangala Village

Kannangala is a large village in Virajpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,256, made up of 1,092 males and 1,164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 902.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kannangala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kannangala village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Kodagu
Tehsil	Virajpet
Pincode	571211
Area (hectares)	902.84 hectares
Population	2,256
Male Population	1,092
Female Population	1,164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,066
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kannangala compares

By the 2011 count Kannangala is the 26th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 902.84 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Kannangala

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

Kannangala lies about 19 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Bajakere, about 62 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 Kannangala
Tehsil headquarters	Virajpet	8.5 km
District headquarters	Kodagu	19 km
Nearest town	Madikeri	21 km
Nearest railway station	Bajakere	62 km

Villages closest to Kannangala

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

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Common questions about Kannangala

As per the Census of India 2011, Kannangala village had a population of 2,256. That makes it the 26th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Kannangala village has 1,092 males and 1,164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kannangala has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Kannangala is 571211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kannangala covers 902.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kannangala falls under Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kannangala is Bajakere, about 62 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 Kannangala.

Kannangala is about 19 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kannangala is in Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Virajpet is about 8.5 km away. Kodagu is about 19 km away. Madikeri is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.