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About Yana Village

Yana is a small village in Kumta tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 495, made up of 256 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2528.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581362, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Yana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Yana village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Kumta
Pincode 581362
Area (hectares) 2528.02 hectares
Population 495
Male Population 256
Female Population 239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Yana compares

By the 2011 count Yana is the 62nd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 2528.02 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Yana

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

How far is Yana from other places

Yana lies about 9.1 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Mirjan, about 17 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 Yana
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Mirjan 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Kumta 23 km

Villages closest to Yana

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.

Common questions about Yana

As per the Census of India 2011, Yana village had a population of 495. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Yana village has 256 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Yana has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Yana is 581362. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Yana covers 2528.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Yana is Mirjan, about 17 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Yana.

Yana is about 9.1 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Yana is in Kumta tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Uttara Kannada is about 9.1 km away. Mirjan is about 17 km away. Kumta is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bellangi (8.0 km), Kodambale (8.4 km) and Sandolli Muttolli (9.3 km).

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

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