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About Kanyana Village

Kanyana is a large village in Kundapura tehsil, in the district of Udupi, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,182, made up of 1,039 males and 1,143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,100 females per 1000 males. The village covers 540.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 576230, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanyana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanyana village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Udupi
Tehsil Kundapura
Pincode 576230
Area (hectares) 540.51 hectares
Population 2,182
Male Population 1,039
Female Population 1,143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,100
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanyana compares

By the 2011 count Kanyana is the 72nd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,651 residents. Its 540.51 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1162.

Getting to Kanyana

Kanyana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanyana 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 Kanyana from other places

Kanyana lies about 37 km from Udupi, and the nearest railway station is Kundapura, about 5.7 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 Kanyana
Nearest railway station Kundapura 5.7 km
District headquarters Udupi 37 km

Villages closest to Kanyana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanyana village had a population of 2,182. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,651 residents.

Kanyana village has 1,039 males and 1,143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanyana has about 1100 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1162.

The pincode recorded for Kanyana is 576230. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanyana covers 540.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanyana falls under Kundapura tehsil of Udupi district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kanyana is Kundapura, about 5.7 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 village for Kanyana.

Kanyana is about 37 km from Udupi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanyana is in Kundapura tehsil of Udupi district. Kundapura is about 5.7 km away. Udupi is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hattiangadi (2.0 km), Devalkunda (2.4 km) and Tallur (2.8 km).

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

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