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About Sunti Village

Sunti is a mid sized village in Somvarpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 607, made up of 293 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 533.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571236, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sunti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sunti village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Somvarpet
Pincode 571236
Area (hectares) 533.31 hectares
Population 607
Male Population 293
Female Population 314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sunti compares

By the 2011 count Sunti is the 83rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents. Its 533.31 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1053.

Getting to Sunti

Sunti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sunti as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sunti from other places

Sunti lies about 31 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Kadagaravalli, about 27 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 Sunti
Tehsil headquarters Somvarpet 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Kadagaravalli 27 km
Nearest town Madikeri 29 km
District headquarters Kodagu 31 km

Villages closest to Sunti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sunti village had a population of 607. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents.

Sunti village has 293 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sunti has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1053.

The pincode recorded for Sunti is 571236. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sunti covers 533.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sunti falls under Somvarpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sunti is Kadagaravalli, about 27 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 <5 km distance for Sunti.

Sunti is about 31 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sunti is in Somvarpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Somvarpet is about 6.5 km away. Kadagaravalli is about 27 km away. Madikeri is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikka Tholur (1.7 km), Heggula (3.1 km) and Doddatholur (4.0 km).

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

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