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About Kaniyanahundi Village

Kaniyanahundi is a mid sized village in Heggadadevankote tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,579, made up of 824 males and 755 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1048.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 570026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaniyanahundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaniyanahundi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Heggadadevankote
Pincode 570026
Area (hectares) 1048.7 hectares
Population 1,579
Male Population 824
Female Population 755
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaniyanahundi compares

By the 2011 count Kaniyanahundi is the 44th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 982 residents. Its 1048.7 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Kaniyanahundi

Kaniyanahundi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kaniyanahundi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kaniyanahundi from other places

Kaniyanahundi lies about 15 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Ashokapuram, about 14 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 Kaniyanahundi
Nearest railway station Ashokapuram 14 km
Nearest town Hinakallu 14 km
District headquarters Mysore 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Heggadadevankote 26 km

Villages closest to Kaniyanahundi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaniyanahundi village had a population of 1,579. That makes it the 44th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 982 residents.

Kaniyanahundi village has 824 males and 755 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaniyanahundi has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Kaniyanahundi is 570026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaniyanahundi covers 1048.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kaniyanahundi falls under Heggadadevankote tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kaniyanahundi is Ashokapuram, about 14 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 <5 km distance for Kaniyanahundi.

Kaniyanahundi is about 15 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaniyanahundi is in Heggadadevankote tehsil of Mysore district. Ashokapuram is about 14 km away. Hinakallu is about 14 km away. Mysore is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gollanabeedu (2.9 km), Bettadabeedu (3.5 km) and Kattehundi (4.2 km).

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

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