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About Kannur Inam Village

Kannur Inam is a mid sized village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,168, made up of 595 males and 573 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 364.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kannur Inam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kannur Inam village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sagar
Pincode 577421
Area (hectares) 364.35 hectares
Population 1,168
Male Population 595
Female Population 573
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kannur Inam compares

By the 2011 count Kannur Inam is the 27th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 364.35 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 well below the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Kannur Inam

Kannur Inam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kannur Inam 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kannur Inam from other places

Kannur Inam lies about 40 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Anandapuram, about 5.5 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 Kannur Inam
Nearest railway station Anandapuram 5.5 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 24 km
District headquarters Shimoga 40 km

Villages closest to Kannur Inam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sagar 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 Kannur Inam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kannur Inam village had a population of 1,168. That makes it the 27th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Kannur Inam village has 595 males and 573 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kannur Inam has about 963 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 Kannur Inam is 577421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kannur Inam covers 364.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kannur Inam falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kannur Inam is Anandapuram, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kannur Inam.

Kannur Inam is about 40 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kannur Inam is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Anandapuram is about 5.5 km away. Shikaripura is about 21 km away. Sagar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kannur Sarkari (under 2 km), Narasipura (3.2 km) and Malanduru (3.4 km).

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

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