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About Kunigalu Village

Kunigalu is a small village in Heggadadevankote tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 379, made up of 201 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunigalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunigalu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Heggadadevankote
Pincode 571125
Area (hectares) 211.33 hectares
Population 379
Male Population 201
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kunigalu compares

By the 2011 count Kunigalu is the 159th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 982 residents. Its 211.33 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Kunigalu

Kunigalu is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kunigalu 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kunigalu from other places

Kunigalu lies about 32 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Kadakola, about 30 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 Kunigalu
Tehsil headquarters Heggadadevankote 8.7 km
Nearest town Hunsūr 22 km
Nearest railway station Kadakola 30 km
District headquarters Mysore 32 km

Villages closest to Kunigalu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunigalu village had a population of 379. That makes it the 159th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 982 residents.

Kunigalu village has 201 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunigalu has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Kunigalu is 571125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunigalu covers 211.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kunigalu falls under Heggadadevankote tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kunigalu is Kadakola, about 30 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kunigalu.

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

Kunigalu is in Heggadadevankote tehsil of Mysore district. Heggadadevankote is about 8.7 km away. Hunsūr is about 22 km away. Kadakola is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kodichamanahalli (1.8 km), Chikkereyur (2.2 km) and K Kannenahalli (2.2 km).

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

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