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- LGD code
- 608888
- Pincode
- 574102
- Post office
- Bailur
- Population
- 2,626
- Households
- 587
- Literacy rate
- 78.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1052 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,361
Census 2011 · in context
How Kanajaru compares
By population, Kanajaru ranks #24 of 37 villages in Karkal mandal.
Literacy rate
%
78.6%
+0.2% vs mandal average
Kanajaru78.6%
Karkal mandal78.4%
Udupi district78.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,052
−51 vs mandal average
Kanajaru1,052
Karkal mandal1,103
Household size
people per home
4.5
Same as the mandal average
Kanajaru4.5
Karkal mandal4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kanajaru at a glance
Kanajaru is a village of 2,626 people in 587 households (Census 2011) in Karkal taluk, Udupi district, Karnataka, the 24th-largest of 37 villages in Karkal taluk. Literacy is 79%, about the same as the taluk average of 78% and the sex ratio is 1,052 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 574102, served by Bailur post office; the LGD village code is 608888. The village votes in Kapu assembly constituency, represented by MLA Gurme Suresh Shetty. The population is estimated at 3,096 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kanajaru
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KARKAL
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 9
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 34
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 9
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- NEERE
- Total area (ha)
- 1,422.8
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 147.9
- Forest area (ha)
- 81.23
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kanajaru
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Key facts — Kanajaru
- LGD code
- 608888
- Pincode
- 574102
- Post office
- Bailur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,626
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,096
- Households
- 587
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1052
- Literacy rate
- 78.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Udupi Chikmagalur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kapu
- Member of Parliament
- Kota Srinivas Poojary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Gurme Suresh Shetty
- Block / Mandal
- Karkal
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View all 38+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)