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About Kuruvanka Village

Kuruvanka is a mid sized village in Channarayapatna tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 591, made up of 296 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuruvanka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuruvanka village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Channarayapatna
Pincode 573116
Area (hectares) 356.06 hectares
Population 591
Male Population 296
Female Population 295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kuruvanka compares

By the 2011 count Kuruvanka is the 149th largest of the 345 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 629 residents. Its 356.06 hectares work out to about 1.7 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1047.

Getting to Kuruvanka

Kuruvanka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kuruvanka as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kuruvanka from other places

Kuruvanka lies about 32 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Samudhravalli, about 9.2 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 Kuruvanka
Nearest railway station Samudhravalli 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Channarayapatna 9.3 km
Nearest town Channarāyapatna 9.3 km
District headquarters Hassan 32 km

Villages closest to Kuruvanka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuruvanka village had a population of 591. That makes it the 149th largest of the 345 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 629 residents.

Kuruvanka village has 296 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuruvanka has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1047.

The pincode recorded for Kuruvanka is 573116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuruvanka covers 356.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kuruvanka falls under Channarayapatna tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kuruvanka is Samudhravalli, about 9.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kuruvanka.

Kuruvanka is about 32 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuruvanka is in Channarayapatna tehsil of Hassan district. Samudhravalli is about 9.2 km away. Channarayapatna is about 9.3 km away. Channarāyapatna is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maruvanahalli (under 2 km), Byaladakere (1.8 km) and Gollara Hosahalli (1.9 km).

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

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