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About Kuklur Village

Kuklur is a mid sized village in Virajpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 710, made up of 345 males and 365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 467.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuklur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuklur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Virajpet
Pincode 571218
Area (hectares) 467.86 hectares
Population 710
Male Population 345
Female Population 365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuklur compares

By the 2011 count Kuklur is the 82nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 467.86 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 1026.

Getting to Kuklur

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

Kuklur lies about 22 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Pappinisseri, about 57 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 Kuklur
Tehsil headquarters Virajpet 1.7 km
District headquarters Kodagu 22 km
Nearest town Madikeri 25 km
Nearest railway station Pappinisseri 57 km

Villages closest to Kuklur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuklur village had a population of 710. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Kuklur village has 345 males and 365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuklur has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Kuklur is 571218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuklur covers 467.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kuklur falls under Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kuklur is Pappinisseri, about 57 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 Kuklur.

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

Kuklur is in Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Virajpet is about 1.7 km away. Kodagu is about 22 km away. Madikeri is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadanur (2.3 km), Maggula (2.5 km) and Aimangala (2.5 km).

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

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