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About Kanasgiri Village

Kanasgiri is a mid sized village in Karwar tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 804, made up of 397 males and 407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 448.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581352, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanasgiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanasgiri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Karwar
Pincode 581352
Area (hectares) 448.11 hectares
Population 804
Male Population 397
Female Population 407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanasgiri compares

By the 2011 count Kanasgiri is the 21st largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents. Its 448.11 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Kanasgiri

Kanasgiri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanasgiri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kanasgiri from other places

Kanasgiri lies about 50 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Asnoti, about 1.6 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 Kanasgiri
Nearest railway station Asnoti 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Karwar 5.7 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 50 km

Villages closest to Kanasgiri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanasgiri village had a population of 804. That makes it the 21st largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents.

Kanasgiri village has 397 males and 407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanasgiri has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1019.

The pincode recorded for Kanasgiri is 581352. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanasgiri covers 448.11 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.

Kanasgiri falls under Karwar tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kanasgiri is Asnoti, about 1.6 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 10+ km distance for Kanasgiri.

Kanasgiri is about 50 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanasgiri is in Karwar tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Asnoti is about 1.6 km away. Karwar is about 5.7 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chitakula (1.7 km), Kolage (2.0 km) and Hosali (2.6 km).

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

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