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About Kiranguru Village

Kiranguru is a mid sized village in Hunsur tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,068, made up of 545 males and 523 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kiranguru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kiranguru village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Hunsur
Pincode 571105
Area (hectares) 201.67 hectares
Population 1,068
Male Population 545
Female Population 523
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kiranguru compares

By the 2011 count Kiranguru is the 81st largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 201.67 hectares work out to about 5.3 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 981.

Getting to Kiranguru

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

Kiranguru lies about 48 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 31 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 Kiranguru
Tehsil headquarters Hunsur 12 km
Nearest town Hunsūr 12 km
Nearest railway station Krishnaraja Nagar 31 km
District headquarters Mysore 48 km

Villages closest to Kiranguru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kiranguru village had a population of 1,068. That makes it the 81st largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Kiranguru village has 545 males and 523 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kiranguru has about 960 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 981.

The pincode recorded for Kiranguru is 571105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kiranguru covers 201.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kiranguru falls under Hunsur tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kiranguru is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 31 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 Kiranguru.

Kiranguru is about 48 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kiranguru is in Hunsur tehsil of Mysore district. Hunsur is about 12 km away. Hunsūr is about 12 km away. Krishnaraja Nagar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hanagodu (1.5 km), Hanagodunala (1.5 km) and Heggandur (1.6 km).

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

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