About Kanakale Village

Kanakale is a small village in Kumta tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 140, made up of 71 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 551.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanakale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanakale village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Uttara Kannada
Tehsil	Kumta
Pincode	581323
Area (hectares)	551.76 hectares
Population	140
Male Population	71
Female Population	69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
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 Kanakale compares

By the 2011 count Kanakale is the 95th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 551.76 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kanakale

Kanakale is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanakale 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 Kanakale from other places

Kanakale lies about 25 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kumta, about 16 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 Kanakale
Nearest railway station	Kumta	16 km
District headquarters	Uttara Kannada	25 km

Villages closest to Kanakale

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

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Common questions about Kanakale

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanakale village had a population of 140. That makes it the 95th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Kanakale village has 71 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanakale has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kanakale is 581323. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanakale covers 551.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanakale falls under Kumta tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kanakale is Kumta, about 16 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 Kanakale.

Kanakale 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.

Kanakale is in Kumta tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Kumta is about 16 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.