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About Kanagil Village

Kanagil is a mid sized village in Ankola tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 871, made up of 421 males and 450 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581353, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanagil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanagil village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Ankola
Pincode 581353
Area (hectares) 128.01 hectares
Population 871
Male Population 421
Female Population 450
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kanagil compares

By the 2011 count Kanagil is the 28th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 979 residents. Its 128.01 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Kanagil

Kanagil 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 Kanagil 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanagil from other places

Kanagil lies about 25 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Ankola, about 3.0 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 Kanagil
Nearest railway station Ankola 3.0 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 25 km

Villages closest to Kanagil

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanagil village had a population of 871. That makes it the 28th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 979 residents.

Kanagil village has 421 males and 450 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanagil has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Kanagil is 581353. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanagil covers 128.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanagil falls under Ankola tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kanagil is Ankola, about 3.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kanagil.

Kanagil is about 25 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanagil is in Ankola tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Ankola is about 3.0 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hadav (under 2 km), Agragon (2.1 km) and Hichkad (2.2 km).

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

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