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About Sunkadamakki Village

Sunkadamakki is a small village in Sringeri tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 236, made up of 123 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 727.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sunkadamakki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sunkadamakki village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Sringeri
Pincode 577120
Area (hectares) 727.23 hectares
Population 236
Male Population 123
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sunkadamakki compares

By the 2011 count Sunkadamakki is the 38th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 680 residents. Its 727.23 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Sunkadamakki

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

Sunkadamakki lies about 46 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Masarahalli, about 35 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 Sunkadamakki
Tehsil headquarters Sringeri 32 km
Nearest railway station Masarahalli 35 km
Nearest town Bhadrāvati 36 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 46 km

Villages closest to Sunkadamakki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sunkadamakki village had a population of 236. That makes it the 38th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 680 residents.

Sunkadamakki village has 123 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sunkadamakki has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Sunkadamakki is 577120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sunkadamakki covers 727.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sunkadamakki falls under Sringeri tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sunkadamakki is Masarahalli, about 35 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 Sunkadamakki.

Sunkadamakki is about 46 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sunkadamakki is in Sringeri tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Sringeri is about 32 km away. Masarahalli is about 35 km away. Bhadrāvati is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yadadalu (2.1 km), Bettagere (3.9 km) and Kelakoppa (6.7 km).

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

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