# Kaniyar Village, Arkalgud, Hassan (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/hassan/arkalgud/kaniyar/ Village · Arkalgud, Hassan # Kaniyar Kaniyar is a village in Arkalgud sub-district of Hassan district, Karnataka, PIN code **573142**. The 2011 Census counted **1,164 people in 243 households**, the 43rd largest of 279 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%. - 1,164people (2011) - 243households - 70.2%literacy - 573142PIN code ## Kaniyar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kaniyar is 573142.** Kaniyar falls in Arkalgud sub-district, Hassan district, Karnataka. - PIN code573142 - Gram panchayatHulikallu - Community development blockArkalgud - Census village code616631 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kaniyar from nearby towns? - Arkalgud (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Hassan (district HQ)40 km by road - Arkalgud (nearest town)9 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 Kaniyar? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kaniyar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Arkalgud - ○Degree college5–10 km · Arkalgud - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hassan - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 10 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 Kaniyar known for? The main crops are **paddy and tobacco**. About 82% of the 269 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Kaniyar Of every 100 households in Kaniyar in 2011, 95 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kaniyar · ■ Arkalgud rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****24%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **76% Tap water ****45%** **63% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **31% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **85% Use banking services ****29%** **70% Television ****56%** **54% Mobile phone ****47%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****16%** **16% Own their home ****98%** **94% 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 Kaniyar? ■ Kaniyar · ■ Arkalgud rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%** **67.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1107** **1003 Working population ****45.9%** **52.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.5% for men and 60.4% for women. 63% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 183 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 190 (36%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 132 (25%) · **■** Marginal 21 (4%) 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 Arkalgud - Voddarahalli1,198 people - Malalikere1,195 people - Nygere1,181 people - Ragimarur1,175 people - Ganjalagodu1,149 people - Shiradanahalli1,139 people - Hanyalu1,109 people - Mokali1,102 people [All 296 villages in Arkalgud](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/hassan/arkalgud/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kaniyar?573142 - How far is Kaniyar from Hassan?40 km by road - What is the population of Kaniyar?1,164 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kaniyar in?Hassan district (Arkalgud sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kaniyar?70.2% (Census 2011)