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About Kuknoor Village

Kuknoor is one of the larger villages in Yelbarga tehsil, in the district of Koppal, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18,033, made up of 9,075 males and 8,958 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3647.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuknoor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuknoor village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Koppal
Tehsil Yelbarga
Pincode 583232
Area (hectares) 3647.33 hectares
Population 18,033
Male Population 9,075
Female Population 8,958
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuknoor compares

By the 2011 count Kuknoor is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents. Its 3647.33 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kuknoor

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

Kuknoor lies about 24 km from Koppal, and the nearest railway station is Talakal, about 10 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 Kuknoor
Nearest railway station Talakal 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Yelbarga 14 km
District headquarters Koppal 24 km

Villages closest to Kuknoor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuknoor village had a population of 18,033. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents.

Kuknoor village has 9,075 males and 8,958 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuknoor has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kuknoor is 583232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuknoor covers 3647.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kuknoor falls under Yelbarga tehsil of Koppal district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kuknoor is Talakal, about 10 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 Kuknoor.

Kuknoor is about 24 km from Koppal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuknoor is in Yelbarga tehsil of Koppal district. Talakal is about 10 km away. Yelbarga is about 14 km away. Koppal is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dyampur (1.8 km), Gorelekoppa (2.5 km) and Chanpanhalli (3.5 km).

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

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