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About Kanakapura Village

Kanakapura is a mid sized village in Pavagada tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 953, made up of 466 males and 487 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1270.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanakapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanakapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Pavagada
Pincode 561202
Area (hectares) 1270.49 hectares
Population 953
Male Population 466
Female Population 487
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
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 Kanakapura compares

By the 2011 count Kanakapura is the 93rd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents. Its 1270.49 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 991.

Getting to Kanakapura

Kanakapura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanakapura 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 Kanakapura from other places

Kanakapura lies about 74 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Malugur, about 17 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 Kanakapura
Nearest town Hindupur 16 km
Nearest railway station Malugur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Pavagada 21 km
District headquarters Tumkur 74 km

Villages closest to Kanakapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanakapura village had a population of 953. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents.

Kanakapura village has 466 males and 487 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanakapura has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Kanakapura is 561202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanakapura covers 1270.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanakapura falls under Pavagada tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kanakapura is Malugur, about 17 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 Kanakapura.

Kanakapura is about 74 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanakapura is in Pavagada tehsil of Tumkur district. Hindupur is about 16 km away. Malugur is about 17 km away. Pavagada is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Macharajanahalli (3.2 km), Gummagatta (4.2 km) and Virupasamudra (4.3 km).

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

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