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About Kunda Village

Kunda is a mid sized village in Virajpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 969, made up of 471 males and 498 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1228.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunda village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Virajpet
Pincode 572116
Area (hectares) 1228.6 hectares
Population 969
Male Population 471
Female Population 498
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kunda compares

By the 2011 count Kunda is the 68th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 1228.6 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 Kunda

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

Kunda lies about 32 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Kannur South, about 62 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 Kunda
Tehsil headquarters Virajpet 10 km
District headquarters Kodagu 32 km
Nearest town Madikeri 34 km
Nearest railway station Kannur South 62 km

Villages closest to Kunda

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 Kunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunda village had a population of 969. That makes it the 68th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Kunda village has 471 males and 498 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunda has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Kunda is 572116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunda covers 1228.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kunda falls under Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kunda is Kannur South, about 62 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 Kunda.

Kunda is about 32 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunda is in Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Virajpet is about 10 km away. Kodagu is about 32 km away. Madikeri is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hathur (2.0 km), Mugatageri (2.4 km) and Kaikeri (2.9 km).

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

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