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About Kunkova Village

Kunkova is a large village in Honnali tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,237, made up of 1,158 males and 1,079 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1052.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunkova Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunkova village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Honnali
Pincode 577223
Area (hectares) 1052.84 hectares
Population 2,237
Male Population 1,158
Female Population 1,079
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kunkova compares

By the 2011 count Kunkova is the 24th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents. Its 1052.84 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, well below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Kunkova

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

Kunkova lies about 51 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Konagavalli, about 17 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 Kunkova
Tehsil headquarters Honnali 14 km
Nearest railway station Konagavalli 17 km
Nearest town Shivamogga 21 km
District headquarters Davanagere 51 km

Villages closest to Kunkova

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunkova village had a population of 2,237. That makes it the 24th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents.

Kunkova village has 1,158 males and 1,079 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunkova has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Kunkova is 577223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunkova covers 1052.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kunkova falls under Honnali tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kunkova is Konagavalli, about 17 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 Kunkova.

Kunkova is about 51 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunkova is in Honnali tehsil of Davanagere district. Honnali is about 14 km away. Konagavalli is about 17 km away. Shivamogga is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vaderahathur (under 2 km), Gadikatte (2.5 km) and Dasarahatti (2.9 km).

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

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