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About Kanthanahalli Village

Kanthanahalli is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4, made up of 3 males and 1 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 333 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanthanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanthanahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577429
Area (hectares) 151.75 hectares
Population 4
Male Population 3
Female Population 1
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 333
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanthanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Kanthanahalli is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 151.75 hectares work out to about 0.0 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 986.

Getting to Kanthanahalli

Kanthanahalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanthanahalli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kanthanahalli from other places

Kanthanahalli lies about 79 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 23 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 Kanthanahalli
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Kanale 23 km
Nearest town Sāgar 28 km
District headquarters Shimoga 79 km

Villages closest to Kanthanahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanthanahalli village had a population of 4. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Kanthanahalli village has 3 males and 1 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanthanahalli has about 333 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Kanthanahalli is 577429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanthanahalli covers 151.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanthanahalli falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kanthanahalli is Kanale, about 23 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 10+ km distance for Kanthanahalli.

Kanthanahalli is about 79 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanthanahalli is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 7.7 km away. Kanale is about 23 km away. Sāgar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saremaruru (under 2 km), Jambehalli (2.1 km) and Kallambi (2.1 km).

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

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