About Kuragund Village

Kuragund is a mid sized village in Sampgaon tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,876, made up of 966 males and 910 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 983.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuragund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuragund village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Belgaum
Tehsil	Sampgaon
Pincode	591118
Area (hectares)	983.87 hectares
Population	1,876
Male Population	966
Female Population	910
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuragund compares

By the 2011 count Kuragund is the 59th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,515 residents. Its 983.87 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Kuragund

Kuragund is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kuragund as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kuragund from other places

Kuragund lies about 31 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Sulebhavi, about 25 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 Kuragund
Tehsil headquarters	Sampgaon	8.0 km
Nearest town	Bail-Hongal	14 km
Nearest railway station	Sulebhavi	25 km
District headquarters	Belgaum	31 km

Villages closest to Kuragund

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sampgaon 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.

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Kuragund

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuragund village had a population of 1,876. That makes it the 59th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,515 residents.

Kuragund village has 966 males and 910 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuragund has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Kuragund is 591118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuragund covers 983.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kuragund falls under Sampgaon tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kuragund is Sulebhavi, about 25 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 village for Kuragund.

Kuragund is about 31 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuragund is in Sampgaon tehsil of Belgaum district. Sampgaon is about 8.0 km away. Bail-Hongal is about 14 km away. Sulebhavi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.