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About Kukkuru Village

Kukkuru is a large village in Tirumakudal Narsipur tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,030, made up of 1,545 males and 1,485 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kukkuru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kukkuru village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Tirumakudal Narsipur
Pincode 571122
Area (hectares) 129.88 hectares
Population 3,030
Male Population 1,545
Female Population 1,485
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kukkuru compares

By the 2011 count Kukkuru is the 19th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,004 residents. Its 129.88 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Kukkuru

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

Kukkuru lies about 47 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Badanaguppe, about 29 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 Kukkuru
Nearest town Kollegāl 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirumakudal Narsipur 17 km
Nearest railway station Badanaguppe 29 km
District headquarters Mysore 47 km

Villages closest to Kukkuru

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tirumakudal Narsipur 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 Kukkuru

As per the Census of India 2011, Kukkuru village had a population of 3,030. That makes it the 19th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,004 residents.

Kukkuru village has 1,545 males and 1,485 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kukkuru has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Kukkuru is 571122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kukkuru covers 129.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kukkuru falls under Tirumakudal Narsipur tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kukkuru is Badanaguppe, about 29 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 Kukkuru.

Kukkuru is about 47 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kukkuru is in Tirumakudal Narsipur tehsil of Mysore district. Kollegāl is about 6.3 km away. Tirumakudal Narsipur is about 17 km away. Badanaguppe is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaliyuru (3.0 km), Talakadu (3.5 km) and Vijayapura (4.0 km).

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

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