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About Kunjila Village

Kunjila is a large village in Madikeri tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,260, made up of 1,646 males and 1,614 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1643.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunjila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunjila village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Madikeri
Pincode 571212
Area (hectares) 1643.83 hectares
Population 3,260
Male Population 1,646
Female Population 1,614
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kunjila compares

By the 2011 count Kunjila is the 7th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents. Its 1643.83 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Kunjila

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

Kunjila lies about 18 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Kannapuram, about 48 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 Kunjila
District headquarters Kodagu 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Madikeri 20 km
Nearest railway station Kannapuram 48 km

Villages closest to Kunjila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunjila village had a population of 3,260. That makes it the 7th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents.

Kunjila village has 1,646 males and 1,614 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunjila has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Kunjila is 571212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunjila covers 1643.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kunjila falls under Madikeri tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kunjila is Kannapuram, about 48 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 Kunjila.

Kunjila is about 18 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunjila is in Madikeri tehsil of Kodagu district. Kodagu is about 18 km away. Madikeri is about 20 km away. Kannapuram is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yevakapadi (3.9 km), Nelji (5.0 km) and Nariyandada (5.3 km).

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

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