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About Sunkasale Village

Sunkasale is a small village in Mudigere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 281, made up of 135 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sunkasale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sunkasale village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Mudigere
Pincode 577121
Area (hectares) 60.23 hectares
Population 281
Male Population 135
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sunkasale compares

By the 2011 count Sunkasale is the 96th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 60.23 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1042.

Getting to Sunkasale

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

Sunkasale lies about 40 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Chikkamagaluru, about 40 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 Sunkasale
Tehsil headquarters Mudigere 21 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 40 km
Nearest town Chikmagalūr 40 km
Nearest railway station Chikkamagaluru 40 km

Villages closest to Sunkasale

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sunkasale village had a population of 281. That makes it the 96th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Sunkasale village has 135 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sunkasale has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1042.

The pincode recorded for Sunkasale is 577121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sunkasale covers 60.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sunkasale falls under Mudigere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sunkasale is Chikkamagaluru, about 40 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 Sunkasale.

Sunkasale is about 40 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sunkasale is in Mudigere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Mudigere is about 21 km away. Chikmagalur is about 40 km away. Chikmagalūr is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Durgadahalli (1.8 km), Megur (1.9 km) and Aramane Thalagur (2.0 km).

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

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