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About Kannur Sarkari Village

Kannur Sarkari is a small village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 300, made up of 148 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 414.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kannur Sarkari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kannur Sarkari village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sagar
Pincode 577412
Area (hectares) 414.92 hectares
Population 300
Male Population 148
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
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 Sarkari compares

By the 2011 count Kannur Sarkari is the 153rd largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 414.92 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Kannur Sarkari

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

Kannur Sarkari lies about 40 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Anandapuram, about 4.6 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 Sarkari
Nearest railway station Anandapuram 4.6 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 24 km
District headquarters Shimoga 40 km

Villages closest to Kannur Sarkari

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 Sarkari

As per the Census of India 2011, Kannur Sarkari village had a population of 300. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Kannur Sarkari village has 148 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kannur Sarkari has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1029.

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

Kannur Sarkari covers 414.92 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Kannur Sarkari is Anandapuram, about 4.6 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 Sarkari.

Kannur Sarkari 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 Sarkari is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Anandapuram is about 4.6 km away. Shikaripura is about 22 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 Inam (under 2 km), Malanduru (2.4 km) and Gilalagundi (3.6 km).

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

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