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About Sunkadakal Village

Sunkadakal is a mid sized village in Kudligi tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,530, made up of 787 males and 743 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1520.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sunkadakal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sunkadakal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bellary
Tehsil Kudligi
Pincode 583134
Area (hectares) 1520.51 hectares
Population 1,530
Male Population 787
Female Population 743
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sunkadakal compares

By the 2011 count Sunkadakal is the 72nd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents. Its 1520.51 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 963.

Getting to Sunkadakal

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

Sunkadakal lies about 76 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Kotturu, about 13 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 Sunkadakal
Nearest town Kottūru 12 km
Nearest railway station Kotturu 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Kudligi 16 km
District headquarters Bellary 76 km

Villages closest to Sunkadakal

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

Common questions about Sunkadakal

As per the Census of India 2011, Sunkadakal village had a population of 1,530. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents.

Sunkadakal village has 787 males and 743 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sunkadakal has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Sunkadakal is 583134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sunkadakal covers 1520.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sunkadakal falls under Kudligi tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sunkadakal is Kotturu, about 13 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 Sunkadakal.

Sunkadakal is about 76 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sunkadakal is in Kudligi tehsil of Bellary district. Kottūru is about 12 km away. Kotturu is about 13 km away. Kudligi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palayyanakota (3.7 km), Chiribi (4.0 km) and Rampura (5.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sunkadakal today is likely to be higher.

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