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About Sunkathonnur Village

Sunkathonnur is a large village in Pandavapura tehsil, in the district of Mandya, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,817, made up of 1,404 males and 1,413 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 626.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571434, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sunkathonnur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sunkathonnur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mandya
Tehsil Pandavapura
Pincode 571434
Area (hectares) 626.23 hectares
Population 2,817
Male Population 1,404
Female Population 1,413
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sunkathonnur compares

By the 2011 count Sunkathonnur is the 10th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents. Its 626.23 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Sunkathonnur

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

Sunkathonnur lies about 20 km from Mandya, and the nearest railway station is Byadarahalli, about 8.8 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 Sunkathonnur
Nearest railway station Byadarahalli 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Pandavapura 9.5 km
Nearest town French Rocks 9.5 km
District headquarters Mandya 20 km

Villages closest to Sunkathonnur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sunkathonnur village had a population of 2,817. That makes it the 10th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents.

Sunkathonnur village has 1,404 males and 1,413 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sunkathonnur has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Sunkathonnur is 571434. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sunkathonnur covers 626.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sunkathonnur falls under Pandavapura tehsil of Mandya district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sunkathonnur is Byadarahalli, about 8.8 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 Sunkathonnur.

Sunkathonnur is about 20 km from Mandya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sunkathonnur is in Pandavapura tehsil of Mandya district. Byadarahalli is about 8.8 km away. Pandavapura is about 9.5 km away. French Rocks is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are B Kodagahalli (under 2 km), S Kodagahalli (under 2 km) and Heggadahalli (1.8 km).

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

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