About Kolkunda Village

Kolkunda is a mid sized village in Chitapur tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 987, made up of 491 males and 496 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 813.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolkunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolkunda village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Gulbarga
Tehsil	Chitapur
Pincode	585318
Area (hectares)	813.58 hectares
Population	987
Male Population	491
Female Population	496
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,010
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolkunda compares

By the 2011 count Kolkunda is the 93rd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents. Its 813.58 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Kolkunda

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

Kolkunda lies about 45 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Sedam, about 7.0 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 Kolkunda
Nearest railway station	Sedam	7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chitapur	21 km
District headquarters	Gulbarga	45 km

Villages closest to Kolkunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolkunda village had a population of 987. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents.

Kolkunda village has 491 males and 496 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolkunda has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Kolkunda is 585318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolkunda covers 813.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kolkunda falls under Chitapur tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kolkunda is Sedam, about 7.0 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 Kolkunda.

Kolkunda is about 45 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolkunda is in Chitapur tehsil of Gulbarga district. Sedam is about 7.0 km away. Chitapur is about 21 km away. Gulbarga is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.