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About Kantraji Village

Kantraji is a mid sized village in Sirsi tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 889, made up of 457 males and 432 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 569.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantraji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantraji village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Sirsi
Pincode 581318
Area (hectares) 569.74 hectares
Population 889
Male Population 457
Female Population 432
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kantraji compares

By the 2011 count Kantraji is the 38th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 569.74 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 988.

Getting to Kantraji

Kantraji is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kantraji as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kantraji from other places

Kantraji lies about 48 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 35 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 Kantraji
Tehsil headquarters Sirsi 19 km
Nearest railway station Kanale 35 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 48 km

Villages closest to Kantraji

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantraji village had a population of 889. That makes it the 38th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Kantraji village has 457 males and 432 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantraji has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Kantraji is 581318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantraji covers 569.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kantraji falls under Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kantraji is Kanale, about 35 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kantraji.

Kantraji is about 48 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kantraji is in Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Sirsi is about 19 km away. Kanale is about 35 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ajjarni (1.7 km), Gudnapur (2.3 km) and Banavasi (3.0 km).

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

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