About Kalkunda Village

Kalkunda is a mid sized village in Nanjangud tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,721, made up of 872 males and 849 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 884.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalkunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalkunda village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Mysore
Tehsil	Nanjangud
Pincode	571129
Area (hectares)	884.77 hectares
Population	1,721
Male Population	872
Female Population	849
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalkunda compares

By the 2011 count Kalkunda is the 80th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents. Its 884.77 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. 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 Kalkunda

Kalkunda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalkunda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kalkunda from other places

Kalkunda lies about 27 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Narasambudhi, about 11 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 Kalkunda
Nearest railway station	Narasambudhi	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nanjangud	16 km
Nearest town	Nanjangūd	16 km
District headquarters	Mysore	27 km

Villages closest to Kalkunda

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

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Common questions about Kalkunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalkunda village had a population of 1,721. That makes it the 80th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents.

Kalkunda village has 872 males and 849 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalkunda has about 974 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 Kalkunda is 571129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalkunda covers 884.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalkunda falls under Nanjangud tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kalkunda is Narasambudhi, about 11 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 10+ km distance for Kalkunda.

Kalkunda is about 27 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalkunda is in Nanjangud tehsil of Mysore district. Narasambudhi is about 11 km away. Nanjangud is about 16 km away. Nanjangūd is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.