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About Konar Village

Konar is a mid sized village in Bhatkal tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 782, made up of 383 males and 399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 369.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Konar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Konar village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Bhatkal
Pincode 581320
Area (hectares) 369.74 hectares
Population 782
Male Population 383
Female Population 399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Konar compares

By the 2011 count Konar is the 27th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,896 residents. Its 369.74 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Konar

Konar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Konar 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Konar from other places

Konar lies about 75 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Bhatkal, about 4.3 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 Konar
Nearest railway station Bhatkal 4.3 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 75 km

Villages closest to Konar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Konar village had a population of 782. That makes it the 27th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,896 residents.

Konar village has 383 males and 399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Konar has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Konar is 581320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Konar covers 369.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Konar falls under Bhatkal tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Konar is Bhatkal, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Konar is about 75 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Konar is in Bhatkal tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Bhatkal is about 4.3 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 75 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hadlur (under 2 km), Herur (1.8 km) and Murkodi (2.7 km).

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

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