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About Kanuthota Village

Kanuthota is a small village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 75, made up of 37 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanuthota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanuthota village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sagar
Pincode 577421
Area (hectares) 124.78 hectares
Population 75
Male Population 37
Female Population 38
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 Kanuthota compares

By the 2011 count Kanuthota is the 207th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 124.78 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 Kanuthota

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

Kanuthota lies about 85 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Talaguppa, about 8.0 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 Kanuthota
Nearest railway station Talaguppa 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 21 km
Nearest town Sāgar 21 km
District headquarters Shimoga 85 km

Villages closest to Kanuthota

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 Kanuthota

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanuthota village had a population of 75. That makes it the 207th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Kanuthota village has 37 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanuthota 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 Kanuthota is 577421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanuthota covers 124.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanuthota falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kanuthota is Talaguppa, about 8.0 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 Kanuthota.

Kanuthota is about 85 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanuthota is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Talaguppa is about 8.0 km away. Sagar is about 21 km away. Sāgar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hongodu (under 2 km), Iduvani (2.3 km) and Talavata (3.0 km).

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

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