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About Kanchaghatta Village

Kanchaghatta is a mid sized village in Tiptur tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,074, made up of 528 males and 546 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanchaghatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanchaghatta village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Tiptur
Pincode 572202
Area (hectares) 240.7 hectares
Population 1,074
Male Population 528
Female Population 546
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kanchaghatta compares

By the 2011 count Kanchaghatta is the 41st largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 734 residents. Its 240.7 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Kanchaghatta

Kanchaghatta is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kanchaghatta 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanchaghatta from other places

Kanchaghatta lies about 70 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Sree Sharada Nagar, about under 2 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 Kanchaghatta
Nearest railway station Sree Sharada Nagar under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Tiptur 2.4 km
Nearest town Tiptūr 2.4 km
District headquarters Tumkur 70 km

Villages closest to Kanchaghatta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanchaghatta village had a population of 1,074. That makes it the 41st largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 734 residents.

Kanchaghatta village has 528 males and 546 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanchaghatta has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Kanchaghatta is 572202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanchaghatta covers 240.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanchaghatta falls under Tiptur tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kanchaghatta is Sree Sharada Nagar, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kanchaghatta.

Kanchaghatta is about 70 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanchaghatta is in Tiptur tehsil of Tumkur district. Sree Sharada Nagar is about under 2 km away. Tiptur is about 2.4 km away. Tiptūr is about 2.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maranagere (under 2 km), Annapura (2.3 km) and Halepalya (2.3 km).

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

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