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About Kaniya Village

Kaniya is a mid sized village in Shikarpur tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 681, made up of 345 males and 336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 371.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577447, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaniya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaniya village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Shikarpur
Pincode 577447
Area (hectares) 371.45 hectares
Population 681
Male Population 345
Female Population 336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaniya compares

By the 2011 count Kaniya is the 102nd largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 371.45 hectares work out to about 1.8 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kaniya

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

Kaniya lies about 52 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Adderi, about 16 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 Kaniya
Tehsil headquarters Shikarpur 13 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 13 km
Nearest railway station Adderi 16 km
District headquarters Shimoga 52 km

Villages closest to Kaniya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shikarpur 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 Kaniya

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaniya village had a population of 681. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Kaniya village has 345 males and 336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaniya has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kaniya is 577447. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaniya covers 371.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kaniya falls under Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kaniya is Adderi, about 16 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 Kaniya.

Kaniya is about 52 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaniya is in Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district. Shikarpur is about 13 km away. Shikaripura is about 13 km away. Adderi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikkalavathi (1.6 km), Honakinakoppa (3.0 km) and Haraguvalli (3.3 km).

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

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