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About Kantanahalli Village

Kantanahalli is a small village in Kunigal tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 252, made up of 116 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,172 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantanahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Kunigal
Pincode 572111
Area (hectares) 231.29 hectares
Population 252
Male Population 116
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,172
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kantanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Kantanahalli is the 200th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 231.29 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 Kantanahalli

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

Kantanahalli lies about 56 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Siddapura, about 14 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 Kantanahalli
Nearest railway station Siddapura 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kunigal 20 km
District headquarters Tumkur 56 km

Villages closest to Kantanahalli

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 Kantanahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantanahalli village had a population of 252. That makes it the 200th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Kantanahalli village has 116 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantanahalli has about 1172 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Kantanahalli is 572111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantanahalli covers 231.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kantanahalli falls under Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kantanahalli is Siddapura, about 14 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 - 10 km distance for Kantanahalli.

Kantanahalli is about 56 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kantanahalli is in Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district. Siddapura is about 14 km away. Kunigal is about 20 km away. Tumkur is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jinnagara (under 2 km), Sanaba (under 2 km) and Padavagere (under 2 km).

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

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