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About Kinnar Village

Kinnar is a large village in Karwar tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,082, made up of 1,526 males and 1,556 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1109.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581339, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kinnar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kinnar village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Karwar
Pincode 581339
Area (hectares) 1109.32 hectares
Population 3,082
Male Population 1,526
Female Population 1,556
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kinnar compares

By the 2011 count Kinnar is the 9th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents. Its 1109.32 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Kinnar

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

Kinnar lies about 45 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Karwar, about 3.5 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 Kinnar
Nearest railway station Karwar 3.5 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 45 km

Villages closest to Kinnar

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 Kinnar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kinnar village had a population of 3,082. That makes it the 9th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents.

Kinnar village has 1,526 males and 1,556 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kinnar has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1019.

The pincode recorded for Kinnar is 581339. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kinnar covers 1109.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kinnar is Karwar, about 3.5 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 village for Kinnar.

Kinnar is about 45 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kinnar is in Karwar tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Karwar is about 3.5 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadwad (1.8 km), Hotegali (2.5 km) and Sunkeri (3.6 km).

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

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