About Kanajaru Village

Kanajaru is a large village in Karkal tehsil, in the district of Udupi, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,626, made up of 1,280 males and 1,346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1422.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanajaru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanajaru village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Udupi
Tehsil	Karkal
Pincode	574102
Area (hectares)	1422.8 hectares
Population	2,626
Male Population	1,280
Female Population	1,346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,052
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanajaru compares

By the 2011 count Kanajaru is the 29th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,743 residents. Its 1422.8 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1097.

Getting to Kanajaru

Kanajaru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanajaru as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kanajaru from other places

Kanajaru lies about 15 km from Karkal, and the nearest railway station is Udupi, about 13 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 Kanajaru
Nearest railway station	Udupi	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karkal	15 km
Nearest town	Kārkala	15 km

Villages closest to Kanajaru

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

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Common questions about Kanajaru

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanajaru village had a population of 2,626. That makes it the 29th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,743 residents.

Kanajaru village has 1,280 males and 1,346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanajaru has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1097.

The pincode recorded for Kanajaru is 574102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanajaru covers 1422.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanajaru falls under Karkal tehsil of Udupi district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kanajaru is Udupi, about 13 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kanajaru.

Kanajaru is about 15 km from Karkal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanajaru is in Karkal tehsil of Udupi district. Udupi is about 13 km away. Karkal is about 15 km away. Kārkala is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.