About Kanike Village

Kanike is a small village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 163, made up of 83 males and 80 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577417, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanike Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanike village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Sagar
Pincode	577417
Area (hectares)	238.02 hectares
Population	163
Male Population	83
Female Population	80
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanike compares

By the 2011 count Kanike is the 182nd largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 238.02 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 Kanike

Kanike is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanike 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 Kalasavalli, Kalmane, Kaluru and Kambalikoppa. 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.

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Common questions about Kanike

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanike village had a population of 163. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Kanike village has 83 males and 80 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanike has about 964 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 Kanike is 577417. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanike covers 238.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanike falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The census record for Kanike 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 Kanike.

Kanike 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.