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About Kirugunda Village

Kirugunda is a large village in Nanjangud tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,665, made up of 1,385 males and 1,280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 960.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kirugunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kirugunda village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Nanjangud
Pincode 571119
Area (hectares) 960.99 hectares
Population 2,665
Male Population 1,385
Female Population 1,280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kirugunda compares

By the 2011 count Kirugunda is the 38th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents. Its 960.99 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kirugunda

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

Kirugunda lies about 26 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Narasambudhi, about 7.1 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 Kirugunda
Nearest railway station Narasambudhi 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Nanjangud 12 km
Nearest town Nanjangūd 12 km
District headquarters Mysore 26 km

Villages closest to Kirugunda

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.

Common questions about Kirugunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Kirugunda village had a population of 2,665. That makes it the 38th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents.

Kirugunda village has 1,385 males and 1,280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kirugunda has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kirugunda is 571119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kirugunda covers 960.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kirugunda falls under Nanjangud tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kirugunda is Narasambudhi, about 7.1 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 Kirugunda.

Kirugunda is about 26 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kirugunda is in Nanjangud tehsil of Mysore district. Narasambudhi is about 7.1 km away. Nanjangud is about 12 km away. Nanjangūd is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gonahalli (under 2 km), Moodahalli (2.3 km) and Madahalli (2.3 km).

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

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