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About Ukkund Village

Ukkund is a large village in Ranibennur tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,361, made up of 1,199 males and 1,162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 727.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ukkund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ukkund village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Ranibennur
Pincode 581208
Area (hectares) 727.76 hectares
Population 2,361
Male Population 1,199
Female Population 1,162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ukkund compares

By the 2011 count Ukkund is the 29th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,033 residents. Its 727.76 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Ukkund

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

Ukkund lies about 25 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Devaragudda, 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 Ukkund
Nearest railway station Devaragudda 9.2 km
Nearest town Byādgi 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ranibennur 11 km
District headquarters Haveri 25 km

Villages closest to Ukkund

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ukkund village had a population of 2,361. That makes it the 29th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,033 residents.

Ukkund village has 1,199 males and 1,162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ukkund has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Ukkund is 581208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ukkund covers 727.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ukkund falls under Ranibennur tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ukkund is Devaragudda, about 9.2 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 Ukkund.

Ukkund is about 25 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ukkund is in Ranibennur tehsil of Haveri district. Devaragudda is about 9.2 km away. Byādgi is about 9.2 km away. Ranibennur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarvanda (under 2 km), Joisaraharalahalli (2.5 km) and Asundi (4.3 km).

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

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