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About Kantanahalli Village

Kantanahalli is a small village in Madhugiri tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 458, made up of 235 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572124, 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 Madhugiri
Pincode 572124
Area (hectares) 219.65 hectares
Population 458
Male Population 235
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kantanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Kantanahalli is the 158th largest of the 279 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 816 residents. Its 219.65 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Kantanahalli

Kantanahalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kantanahalli as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 59 km from Tumkur. 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 town Hindupur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Madhugiri 22 km
District headquarters Tumkur 59 km

Villages closest to Kantanahalli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madhugiri 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 458. That makes it the 158th largest of the 279 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 816 residents.

Kantanahalli village has 235 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantanahalli has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Kantanahalli is 572124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantanahalli covers 219.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kantanahalli falls under Madhugiri tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The census record for Kantanahalli notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Kantanahalli.

Kantanahalli 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.

Kantanahalli is in Madhugiri tehsil of Tumkur district. Hindupur is about 16 km away. Madhugiri is about 22 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 Janakaloti (under 2 km), Hosa Itakaloti (2.4 km) and Tummalu (2.8 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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