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About Korlakunte Village

Korlakunte is a mid sized village in Challakere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,564, made up of 803 males and 761 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 732.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577538, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Korlakunte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Korlakunte village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Challakere
Pincode 577538
Area (hectares) 732.27 hectares
Population 1,564
Male Population 803
Female Population 761
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Korlakunte compares

By the 2011 count Korlakunte is the 81st largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents. Its 732.27 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Korlakunte

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

Korlakunte lies about 54 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Challakere, about 26 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 Korlakunte
Nearest railway station Challakere 26 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 54 km

Villages closest to Korlakunte

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Korlakunte village had a population of 1,564. That makes it the 81st largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents.

Korlakunte village has 803 males and 761 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Korlakunte has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Korlakunte is 577538. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Korlakunte covers 732.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Korlakunte falls under Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Korlakunte is Challakere, about 26 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 Korlakunte.

Korlakunte is about 54 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Korlakunte is in Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Challakere is about 26 km away. Chitradurga is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Putloorahalli (2.0 km), Bommanakunte (3.2 km) and Parasuramapura (3.9 km).

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

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