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About Kanur Bk Village

Kanur Bk is a mid sized village in Chandgad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,230, made up of 624 males and 606 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 797.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanur Bk Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanur Bk village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Chandgad
Pincode 416507
Area (hectares) 797.62 hectares
Population 1,230
Male Population 624
Female Population 606
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanur Bk compares

By the 2011 count Kanur Bk is the 51st largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents. Its 797.62 hectares work out to about 1.5 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Kanur Bk

Kanur Bk is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanur Bk 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 Kanur Bk from other places

Kanur Bk lies about 81 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Sawantwadi Road, about 39 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 Kanur Bk
Tehsil headquarters Chandgad 6.7 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 34 km
Nearest railway station Sawantwadi Road 39 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 81 km

Villages closest to Kanur Bk

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chandgad 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 Kanur Bk

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanur Bk village had a population of 1,230. That makes it the 51st largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents.

Kanur Bk village has 624 males and 606 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanur Bk has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Kanur Bk is 416507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanur Bk covers 797.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanur Bk falls under Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kanur Bk is Sawantwadi Road, about 39 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 Kanur Bk.

Kanur Bk is about 81 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanur Bk is in Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Chandgad is about 6.7 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 34 km away. Sawantwadi Road is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanur Kh (under 2 km), Pundra (under 2 km) and Bijur (under 2 km).

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

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