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About Kanchagalapura Village

Kanchagalapura is a small village in Kunigal tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 196, made up of 88 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,227 females per 1000 males. The village covers 264.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanchagalapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanchagalapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Kunigal
Pincode 572134
Area (hectares) 264.45 hectares
Population 196
Male Population 88
Female Population 108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,227
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanchagalapura compares

By the 2011 count Kanchagalapura is the 215th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 264.45 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, well above the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Kanchagalapura

Kanchagalapura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanchagalapura as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kanchagalapura from other places

Kanchagalapura lies about 59 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Siddapura, about 20 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 Kanchagalapura
Nearest railway station Siddapura 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Kunigal 23 km
District headquarters Tumkur 59 km

Villages closest to Kanchagalapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanchagalapura village had a population of 196. That makes it the 215th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Kanchagalapura village has 88 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanchagalapura has about 1227 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Kanchagalapura is 572134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanchagalapura covers 264.45 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.

Kanchagalapura falls under Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kanchagalapura is Siddapura, about 20 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanchagalapura.

Kanchagalapura is about 59 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanchagalapura is in Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district. Siddapura is about 20 km away. Kunigal is about 23 km away. Tumkur is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beemanapura (under 2 km), Kaggalapura (under 2 km) and Lakkashettypura (under 2 km).

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

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