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About Sunknal Village

Sunknal is a mid sized village in Aurad tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 805, made up of 395 males and 410 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 332.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sunknal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sunknal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bidar
Tehsil Aurad
Pincode 585421
Area (hectares) 332.3 hectares
Population 805
Male Population 395
Female Population 410
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sunknal compares

By the 2011 count Sunknal is the 112th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents. Its 332.3 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Sunknal

Sunknal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sunknal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Sunknal from other places

Sunknal lies about 18 km from Aurad, and the nearest railway station is Bidar, about 30 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 Sunknal
Tehsil headquarters Aurad 18 km
Nearest railway station Bidar 30 km

Villages closest to Sunknal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sunknal village had a population of 805. That makes it the 112th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents.

Sunknal village has 395 males and 410 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sunknal has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Sunknal is 585421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sunknal covers 332.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sunknal falls under Aurad tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sunknal is Bidar, about 30 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 10+ km distance for Sunknal.

Sunknal is about 18 km from Aurad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sunknal is in Aurad tehsil of Bidar district. Aurad is about 18 km away. Bidar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ujani (2.1 km), Chikli Janwada (3.2 km) and Chikli Udgir (3.3 km).

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

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