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About Kanchanahalli Village

Kanchanahalli is a large village in Yellapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,197, made up of 1,081 males and 1,116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7463.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanchanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanchanahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Yellapur
Pincode 581412
Area (hectares) 7463.45 hectares
Population 2,197
Male Population 1,081
Female Population 1,116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanchanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Kanchanahalli is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 7463.45 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Kanchanahalli

Kanchanahalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanchanahalli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kanchanahalli from other places

Kanchanahalli lies about 36 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Ambewadi, about 43 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 Kanchanahalli
Tehsil headquarters Yellapur 8.2 km
Nearest town Yellāpur 8.2 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 36 km
Nearest railway station Ambewadi 43 km

Villages closest to Kanchanahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanchanahalli village had a population of 2,197. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Kanchanahalli village has 1,081 males and 1,116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanchanahalli has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Kanchanahalli is 581412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanchanahalli covers 7463.45 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.

Kanchanahalli falls under Yellapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kanchanahalli is Ambewadi, about 43 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 village for Kanchanahalli.

Kanchanahalli is about 36 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanchanahalli is in Yellapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Yellapur is about 8.2 km away. Yellāpur is about 8.2 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hutkhanda (2.0 km), Malalgaon (3.1 km) and Chandguli (3.2 km).

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

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