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About Kanenur Village

Kanenur is a large village in Nanjangud tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,717, made up of 1,353 males and 1,364 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 952.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanenur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanenur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Nanjangud
Pincode 571314
Area (hectares) 952.35 hectares
Population 2,717
Male Population 1,353
Female Population 1,364
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanenur compares

By the 2011 count Kanenur is the 36th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents. Its 952.35 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kanenur

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

Kanenur lies about 26 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Sujatapuram, about 18 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 Kanenur
Nearest railway station Sujatapuram 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Nanjangud 18 km
Nearest town Nanjangūd 18 km
District headquarters Mysore 26 km

Villages closest to Kanenur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanenur village had a population of 2,717. That makes it the 36th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents.

Kanenur village has 1,353 males and 1,364 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanenur has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kanenur is 571314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanenur covers 952.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanenur falls under Nanjangud tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kanenur is Sujatapuram, about 18 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 Kanenur.

Kanenur is about 26 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanenur is in Nanjangud tehsil of Mysore district. Sujatapuram is about 18 km away. Nanjangud is about 18 km away. Nanjangūd is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kappasoge (2.8 km), Taraganahalli (3.1 km) and Chamanamadanahalli (3.4 km).

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

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