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About Kanumane Village

Kanumane is a small village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 65, made up of 35 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577417, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanumane Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanumane village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sagar
Pincode 577417
Area (hectares) 93.24 hectares
Population 65
Male Population 35
Female Population 30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanumane compares

By the 2011 count Kanumane is the 211th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 93.24 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Kanumane

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

How far is Kanumane from other places

Kanumane lies about 90 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Talaguppa, about 13 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 Kanumane
Nearest railway station Talaguppa 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 27 km
Nearest town Sāgar 27 km
District headquarters Shimoga 90 km

Villages closest to Kanumane

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 Kanumane

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanumane village had a population of 65. That makes it the 211th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Kanumane village has 35 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanumane has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Kanumane is 577417. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanumane covers 93.24 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.

Kanumane falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kanumane is Talaguppa, about 13 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 <5 km distance for Kanumane.

Kanumane is about 90 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanumane is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Talaguppa is about 13 km away. Sagar is about 27 km away. Sāgar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanuthota (7.9 km), Hongodu (9.0 km) and Talavata (9.8 km).

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

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