About Kunikere Village

Kunikere is a large village in Hiriyur tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,003, made up of 1,540 males and 1,463 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1613.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577599, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunikere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunikere village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chitradurga
Tehsil	Hiriyur
Pincode	577599
Area (hectares)	1613.95 hectares
Population	3,003
Male Population	1,540
Female Population	1,463
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kunikere compares

By the 2011 count Kunikere is the 18th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents. Its 1613.95 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 970.

Getting to Kunikere

Kunikere is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kunikere as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kunikere from other places

Kunikere lies about 36 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Doddasiddavanhalli, about 31 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 Kunikere
Tehsil headquarters	Hiriyur	6.2 km
Nearest town	Hiriyūr	6.2 km
Nearest railway station	Doddasiddavanhalli	31 km
District headquarters	Chitradurga	36 km

Villages closest to Kunikere

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

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Common questions about Kunikere

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunikere village had a population of 3,003. That makes it the 18th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents.

Kunikere village has 1,540 males and 1,463 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunikere has about 950 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 970.

The pincode recorded for Kunikere is 577599. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunikere covers 1613.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kunikere falls under Hiriyur tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kunikere is Doddasiddavanhalli, about 31 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kunikere.

Kunikere is about 36 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunikere is in Hiriyur tehsil of Chitradurga district. Hiriyur is about 6.2 km away. Hiriyūr is about 6.2 km away. Doddasiddavanhalli is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.