About Kanakgiri Village

Kanakgiri is one of the larger villages in Gangawati tehsil, in the district of Koppal, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16,938, made up of 8,569 males and 8,369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3995.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583283, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanakgiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanakgiri village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Koppal
Tehsil	Gangawati
Pincode	583283
Area (hectares)	3995.31 hectares
Population	16,938
Male Population	8,569
Female Population	8,369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanakgiri compares

By the 2011 count Kanakgiri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,378 residents. Its 3995.31 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Kanakgiri

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

Kanakgiri lies about 38 km from Koppal, and the nearest railway station is Chikkabenakal, 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 Kanakgiri
Nearest railway station	Chikkabenakal	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gangawati	20 km
Nearest town	Gangavati	20 km
District headquarters	Koppal	38 km

Villages closest to Kanakgiri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanakgiri village had a population of 16,938. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,378 residents.

Kanakgiri village has 8,569 males and 8,369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanakgiri has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Kanakgiri is 583283. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanakgiri covers 3995.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanakgiri falls under Gangawati tehsil of Koppal district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kanakgiri is Chikkabenakal, about 16 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 Kanakgiri.

Kanakgiri is about 38 km from Koppal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanakgiri is in Gangawati tehsil of Koppal district. Chikkabenakal is about 16 km away. Gangawati is about 20 km away. Gangavati is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.