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About Lakkunda Village

Lakkunda is a small village in Sakleshpur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 292, made up of 136 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,147 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakkunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakkunda village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Sakleshpur
Pincode 573214
Area (hectares) 234.73 hectares
Population 292
Male Population 136
Female Population 156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,147
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lakkunda compares

By the 2011 count Lakkunda is the 139th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 477 residents. Its 234.73 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, well above the tehsil average of 1047.

Getting to Lakkunda

Lakkunda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lakkunda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Lakkunda from other places

Lakkunda lies about 26 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Balupete, about 6.3 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 Lakkunda
Nearest railway station Balupete 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakleshpur 11 km
District headquarters Hassan 26 km

Villages closest to Lakkunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakkunda village had a population of 292. That makes it the 139th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 477 residents.

Lakkunda village has 136 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakkunda has about 1147 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1047.

The pincode recorded for Lakkunda is 573214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakkunda covers 234.73 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.

Lakkunda falls under Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Lakkunda is Balupete, about 6.3 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 - 10 km distance for Lakkunda.

Lakkunda is about 26 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakkunda is in Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district. Balupete is about 6.3 km away. Sakleshpur is about 11 km away. Hassan is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sidigalale (under 2 km), Kiruvale (under 2 km) and Sundahalli (under 2 km).

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

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