About Kanagal Village

Kanagal is a large village in Piriyapatna tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,647, made up of 1,326 males and 1,321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 389.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571187, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanagal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanagal village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Mysore
Tehsil	Piriyapatna
Pincode	571187
Area (hectares)	389.8 hectares
Population	2,647
Male Population	1,326
Female Population	1,321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanagal compares

By the 2011 count Kanagal is the 13th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,166 residents. Its 389.8 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Kanagal

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

Kanagal lies about 63 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 36 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 Kanagal
Tehsil headquarters	Piriyapatna	6.1 km
Nearest town	Hunsūr	26 km
Nearest railway station	Krishnaraja Nagar	36 km
District headquarters	Mysore	63 km

Villages closest to Kanagal

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

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Common questions about Kanagal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanagal village had a population of 2,647. That makes it the 13th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,166 residents.

Kanagal village has 1,326 males and 1,321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanagal has about 996 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 983.

The pincode recorded for Kanagal is 571187. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanagal covers 389.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanagal falls under Piriyapatna tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kanagal is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 36 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 Kanagal.

Kanagal is about 63 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanagal is in Piriyapatna tehsil of Mysore district. Piriyapatna is about 6.1 km away. Hunsūr is about 26 km away. Krishnaraja Nagar is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.