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About Kusnur Village

Kusnur is a large village in Hangal tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,567, made up of 1,838 males and 1,729 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1158.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kusnur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kusnur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Hangal
Pincode 581120
Area (hectares) 1158.33 hectares
Population 3,567
Male Population 1,838
Female Population 1,729
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kusnur compares

By the 2011 count Kusnur is the 9th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 1158.33 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Kusnur

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

Kusnur lies about 22 km from Haveri. 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 Kusnur
Tehsil headquarters Hangal 14 km
Nearest town Hāngal 14 km
District headquarters Haveri 22 km

Villages closest to Kusnur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kusnur village had a population of 3,567. That makes it the 9th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Kusnur village has 1,838 males and 1,729 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusnur has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Kusnur is 581120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kusnur covers 1158.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kusnur falls under Hangal tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The census record for Kusnur notes the nearest railway station 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 Kusnur.

Kusnur is about 22 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kusnur is in Hangal tehsil of Haveri district. Hangal is about 14 km away. Hāngal is about 14 km away. Haveri is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanneshwar (under 2 km), Malagund (2.1 km) and Somapur (2.9 km).

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

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