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About Kanapagaru Village

Kanapagaru is a mid sized village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 740, made up of 378 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3056.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanapagaru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanapagaru village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sagar
Pincode 577421
Area (hectares) 3056.32 hectares
Population 740
Male Population 378
Female Population 362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanapagaru compares

By the 2011 count Kanapagaru is the 57th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 3056.32 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Kanapagaru

Kanapagaru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanapagaru 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. The nearest villages by name are Kagarasu, Kalasavalli, Kalmane and Kaluru. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kanapagaru

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanapagaru village had a population of 740. That makes it the 57th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Kanapagaru village has 378 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanapagaru has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Kanapagaru is 577421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanapagaru covers 3056.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanapagaru falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The census record for Kanapagaru notes the nearest railway station 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 Kanapagaru.

Kanapagaru is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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