About Kolkunda Village

Kolkunda is one of the larger villages in Sedam tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,176, made up of 2,587 males and 2,589 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2607.29 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	Sedam
Pincode	585318
Area (hectares)	2607.29 hectares
Population	5,176
Male Population	2,587
Female Population	2,589
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,001
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolkunda compares

By the 2011 count Kolkunda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents. Its 2607.29 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1024.

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 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 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
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 Sedam 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 5,176. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents.

Kolkunda village has 2,587 males and 2,589 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolkunda has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1024.

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

Kolkunda covers 2607.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kolkunda falls under Sedam 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 village 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 Sedam tehsil of Gulbarga district. Sedam is about 7.0 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.