Skip to main content

About Kalakundi Village

Kalakundi is a mid sized village in Kalghatgi tehsil, in the district of Dharwad, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 608, made up of 309 males and 299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 802.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalakundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalakundi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dharwad
Tehsil Kalghatgi
Pincode 581204
Area (hectares) 802.39 hectares
Population 608
Male Population 309
Female Population 299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalakundi compares

By the 2011 count Kalakundi is the 72nd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents. Its 802.39 hectares work out to about 0.8 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, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Kalakundi

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

Kalakundi lies about 49 km from Dharwad, and the nearest railway station is Ambewadi, about 25 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 Kalakundi
Nearest town Yellāpur 16 km
Nearest railway station Ambewadi 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalghatgi 25 km
District headquarters Dharwad 49 km

Villages closest to Kalakundi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalakundi village had a population of 608. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents.

Kalakundi village has 309 males and 299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalakundi has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Kalakundi is 581204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalakundi covers 802.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalakundi falls under Kalghatgi tehsil of Dharwad district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kalakundi is Ambewadi, about 25 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kalakundi.

Kalakundi is about 49 km from Dharwad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalakundi is in Kalghatgi tehsil of Dharwad district. Yellāpur is about 16 km away. Ambewadi is about 25 km away. Kalghatgi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandli (11 km), Dimbavalli (13 km) and Masalikatti (13 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.