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About Kanhal Village

Kanhal is a small village in Kushtagi tehsil, in the district of Koppal, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 492, made up of 249 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 956.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583279, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanhal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Koppal
Tehsil Kushtagi
Pincode 583279
Area (hectares) 956.15 hectares
Population 492
Male Population 249
Female Population 243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanhal compares

By the 2011 count Kanhal is the 144th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,606 residents. Its 956.15 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Kanhal

Kanhal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanhal as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kalalbandi, Kalgonhal, Kalkeri and Kalmalli. 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.

Common questions about Kanhal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanhal village had a population of 492. That makes it the 144th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,606 residents.

Kanhal village has 249 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanhal has about 976 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 975.

The pincode recorded for Kanhal is 583279. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanhal covers 956.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanhal falls under Kushtagi tehsil of Koppal district in Karnataka.

The census record for Kanhal notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Kanhal.

Kanhal is in Kushtagi tehsil of Koppal 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.

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

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