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About Kundur Village

Kundur is a mid sized village in Kadur tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 620, made up of 316 males and 304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 350.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kundur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kundur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Kadur
Pincode 577554
Area (hectares) 350.12 hectares
Population 620
Male Population 316
Female Population 304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kundur compares

By the 2011 count Kundur is the 130th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 890 residents. Its 350.12 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Kundur

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

Kundur lies about 50 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Banavar, about 12 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 Kundur
Nearest railway station Banavar 12 km
Nearest town Arsikere 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadur 23 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 50 km

Villages closest to Kundur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kundur village had a population of 620. That makes it the 130th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 890 residents.

Kundur village has 316 males and 304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kundur has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Kundur is 577554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kundur covers 350.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kundur falls under Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kundur is Banavar, about 12 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 Kundur.

Kundur is about 50 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kundur is in Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Banavar is about 12 km away. Arsikere is about 18 km away. Kadur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siddaramanahalli (2.3 km), Pattadevarahalli (3.7 km) and Mathihalli (4.6 km).

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

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