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About Kannanur Village

Kannanur is a mid sized village in Magadi tehsil, in the district of Ramanagara, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 844, made up of 431 males and 413 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 372.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kannanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kannanur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Ramanagara
Tehsil Magadi
Pincode 561201
Area (hectares) 372.96 hectares
Population 844
Male Population 431
Female Population 413
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kannanur compares

By the 2011 count Kannanur is the 69th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 634 residents. Its 372.96 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 984.

Getting to Kannanur

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

Kannanur lies about 52 km from Ramanagara, and the nearest railway station is Dobaspet, about 13 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 Kannanur
Nearest railway station Dobaspet 13 km
Nearest town Tumkūr 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Magadi 25 km
District headquarters Ramanagara 52 km

Villages closest to Kannanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kannanur village had a population of 844. That makes it the 69th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 634 residents.

Kannanur village has 431 males and 413 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kannanur has about 958 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 984.

The pincode recorded for Kannanur is 561201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kannanur covers 372.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kannanur falls under Magadi tehsil of Ramanagara district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kannanur is Dobaspet, about 13 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 Kannanur.

Kannanur is about 52 km from Ramanagara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kannanur is in Magadi tehsil of Ramanagara district. Dobaspet is about 13 km away. Tumkūr is about 20 km away. Magadi 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 Marasandra (under 2 km), Kenkere (1.8 km) and Gundigere (2.5 km).

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

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