Kanathur
| Kanathur | |
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| Village | |
 Kanathur
 Kanathur
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| Coordinates: 13°06′N 76°24′E / 13.10°N 76.40°ECoordinates: 13°06′N 76°24′E / 13.10°N 76.40°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Karnataka |
| District | Tumkur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj (India) |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Elevation | 794 m (2,605 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 5,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Kanathur (Kannada: ಕಣತೂರು) is a village in Turvekere taluk of Tumkur district, in the Indian state of Karnataka.There is a Venugopalaswamy temple in Kanathur.Just next to the temple, there is a house in which the Patel of Kanathur, K.H.Adi Narayana Rao lived.
Kanathur is famous for its copra. It is the birthplace of veteran stage artiste Master Hirannaiah's father Sri K.Hirannaiah. Also Late K.L Rame Gowda Represented the Village as the president of Jilla Panchayat for Tumkur District Village and K.N Puttaswamy Gowda is gudi gowda in Kanathur and Appaji Gowda K.s Social worker in Kanathur and god of the village Lord Shri Venugopalaswamy.
Kanathur is located at 13°06′N 76°40′E / 13.10°N 76.67°E. It has an average elevation of 794 metres (2604 feet). Turuvekere is around 12 km east of Kanathur. Tiptur Railway Station and Banasandra Railway Station are the nearest railheads. Bangalore International Airport is the nearest airport.
As of 2001[update] India census, Kanathur had a population of 5000. Males constitute ??% of the population and females ??%. Kanathur has an average literacy rate of ??%, higher/lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is ??%, and female literacy is ??%. In Kanathur, ??% of the population is under 6 years of age.
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