# Kanur Village, Narasimharajapura, Chikmagalur (Karnataka)

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Village · Narasimharajapura, Chikmagalur 

# Kanur

Kanur is a village in Narasimharajapura sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577127**. The 2011 Census counted **1,206 people in 318 households**, the 12th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.3%.

- 1,206people (2011)
- 318households
- 84.3%literacy
- 577127PIN code

## Kanur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kanur is 577127.** Kanur falls in Narasimharajapura sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577127
- Gram panchayatKanur
- Community development blockNarasimharajapura
- Census village code609087

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kanur from nearby towns?

- Narasimharajapura (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)100 km by road
- Koppa (nearest town)13 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kanur?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Kanur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Narasimharajapura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Koppa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Koppa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 7 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kanur known for?

The main crops are **paddy and rubber**. About 28% of the 1,366 hectares of village land is sown, and 111 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kanur

Of every 100 households in Kanur in 2011, 89 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kanur · ■ Narasimharajapura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**22%

Tap water ****53%**

**60%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**81%

Use banking services ****92%**

**79%

Television ****41%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**6%

None of these assets ****14%**

**13%

Own their home ****92%**

**85%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kanur?

■ Kanur · ■ Narasimharajapura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%**

**82.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**1042

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872**

**948

Working population ****63.4%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 80.0% for women. 71% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 297 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 426 (56%) · **■** Other work 39 (5%) · **■** Marginal 3 (0%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Narasimharajapura

- Haravari1,590 people
- Hiluvalli1,505 people
- Aduvalli1,430 people
- Halsur1,267 people
- Madaboor1,184 people
- Echikere1,125 people
- Gubbiga1,120 people
- Aralikoppa1,065 people

[All 58 villages in Narasimharajapura](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/narasimharajapura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanur?577127
- How far is Kanur from Chikmagalur?100 km by road
- What is the population of Kanur?1,206 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanur in?Chikmagalur district (Narasimharajapura sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kanur?84.3% (Census 2011)