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About Ramakunja Village

Ramakunja is a large village in Puttur tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,329, made up of 2,261 males and 2,068 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1155.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574241, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ramakunja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ramakunja village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Puttur
Pincode 574241
Area (hectares) 1155.28 hectares
Population 4,329
Male Population 2,261
Female Population 2,068
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ramakunja compares

By the 2011 count Ramakunja is the 17th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents. Its 1155.28 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Ramakunja

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

Ramakunja lies about 9.3 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Narimogaru, about 6.3 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 Ramakunja
Nearest railway station Narimogaru 6.3 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Puttur 13 km
Nearest town Puttūr 13 km

Villages closest to Ramakunja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ramakunja village had a population of 4,329. That makes it the 17th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents.

Ramakunja village has 2,261 males and 2,068 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramakunja has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Ramakunja is 574241. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ramakunja covers 1155.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ramakunja falls under Puttur tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ramakunja is Narimogaru, about 6.3 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 Ramakunja.

Ramakunja is about 9.3 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ramakunja is in Puttur tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Narimogaru is about 6.3 km away. Dakshina Kannada is about 9.3 km away. Puttur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koila (2.4 km), Haleneranki (2.8 km) and Bajathuru (4.3 km).

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

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