About Kanagodu Village

Kanagodu is a small village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4, made up of 2 males and 2 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 455.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanagodu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanagodu village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Hosanagara
Pincode	577412
Area (hectares)	455.85 hectares
Population	4
Male Population	2
Female Population	2
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanagodu compares

By the 2011 count Kanagodu is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 455.85 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Kanagodu

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

Kanagodu lies about 56 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Balegundi, about 17 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 Kanagodu
Tehsil headquarters	Hosanagara	12 km
Nearest town	Sāgar	17 km
Nearest railway station	Balegundi	17 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	56 km

Villages closest to Kanagodu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanagodu village had a population of 4. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Kanagodu village has 2 males and 2 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanagodu has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Kanagodu is 577412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanagodu covers 455.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanagodu falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kanagodu is Balegundi, about 17 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 Kanagodu.

Kanagodu is about 56 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanagodu is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Hosanagara is about 12 km away. Sāgar is about 17 km away. Balegundi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.