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About Ahanya Village

Ahanya is a mid sized village in Malur tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 726, made up of 367 males and 359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ahanya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ahanya village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Malur
Pincode 563139
Area (hectares) 212.42 hectares
Population 726
Male Population 367
Female Population 359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ahanya compares

By the 2011 count Ahanya is the 90th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 632 residents. Its 212.42 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Ahanya

Ahanya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ahanya as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Ahanya from other places

Ahanya lies about 36 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Malur, about 15 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 Ahanya
Nearest railway station Malur 15 km
Nearest town Mālūr 16 km
District headquarters Kolar 36 km

Villages closest to Ahanya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ahanya village had a population of 726. That makes it the 90th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 632 residents.

Ahanya village has 367 males and 359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ahanya has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Ahanya is 563139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ahanya covers 212.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ahanya falls under Malur tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ahanya is Malur, about 15 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ahanya.

Ahanya is about 36 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ahanya is in Malur tehsil of Kolar district. Malur is about 15 km away. Mālūr is about 16 km away. Kolar is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dadinayakanadoddi (under 2 km), Bitnahalli (1.5 km) and Padavanahalli (1.5 km).

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

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