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About Nilakunda Village

Nilakunda is a small village in Arkalgud tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 256, made up of 127 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nilakunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nilakunda village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Arkalgud
Pincode 573102
Area (hectares) 200.86 hectares
Population 256
Male Population 127
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nilakunda compares

By the 2011 count Nilakunda is the 192nd largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 680 residents. Its 200.86 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 1014.

Getting to Nilakunda

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

Nilakunda lies about 36 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Mavinakere, about 26 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 Nilakunda
Tehsil headquarters Arkalgud 11 km
Nearest railway station Mavinakere 26 km
Nearest town Holenarasipura 30 km
District headquarters Hassan 36 km

Villages closest to Nilakunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nilakunda village had a population of 256. That makes it the 192nd largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 680 residents.

Nilakunda village has 127 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nilakunda has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Nilakunda is 573102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nilakunda covers 200.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nilakunda falls under Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nilakunda is Mavinakere, about 26 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 km distance for Nilakunda.

Nilakunda is about 36 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nilakunda is in Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district. Arkalgud is about 11 km away. Mavinakere is about 26 km away. Holenarasipura is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yadiyur (under 2 km), Yadiyuru (under 2 km) and Gerukuppe (under 2 km).

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

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