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About Kanthapura Village

Kanthapura is a small village in Nagamangala tehsil, in the district of Mandya, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 415, made up of 196 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,117 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571432, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanthapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanthapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mandya
Tehsil Nagamangala
Pincode 571432
Area (hectares) 109.85 hectares
Population 415
Male Population 196
Female Population 219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,117
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanthapura compares

By the 2011 count Kanthapura is the 140th largest of the 321 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 498 residents. Its 109.85 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1038.

Getting to Kanthapura

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

Kanthapura lies about 35 km from Mandya, and the nearest railway station is Siddapura, about 20 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 Kanthapura
Nearest railway station Siddapura 20 km
Nearest town Kunigal 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagamangala 25 km
District headquarters Mandya 35 km

Villages closest to Kanthapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanthapura village had a population of 415. That makes it the 140th largest of the 321 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 498 residents.

Kanthapura village has 196 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanthapura has about 1117 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Kanthapura is 571432. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanthapura covers 109.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanthapura falls under Nagamangala tehsil of Mandya district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kanthapura is Siddapura, about 20 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 Kanthapura.

Kanthapura is about 35 km from Mandya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanthapura is in Nagamangala tehsil of Mandya district. Siddapura is about 20 km away. Kunigal is about 23 km away. Nagamangala 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 Anechannapura (under 2 km), Beereswarapura (under 2 km) and Jogipura (under 2 km).

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

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