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About Dunnasandra Village

Dunnasandra is a small village in Kanakapura tehsil, in the district of Ramanagara, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 476, made up of 239 males and 237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dunnasandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dunnasandra village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Ramanagara
Tehsil Kanakapura
Pincode 562112
Area (hectares) 126 hectares
Population 476
Male Population 239
Female Population 237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dunnasandra compares

By the 2011 count Dunnasandra is the 211th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,067 residents. Its 126 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Dunnasandra

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

Dunnasandra lies about 25 km from Ramanagara, and the nearest railway station is Ketohalli, about 26 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 Dunnasandra
Tehsil headquarters Kanakapura 7.3 km
District headquarters Ramanagara 25 km
Nearest railway station Ketohalli 26 km

Villages closest to Dunnasandra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dunnasandra village had a population of 476. That makes it the 211th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,067 residents.

Dunnasandra village has 239 males and 237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dunnasandra has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Dunnasandra is 562112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dunnasandra covers 126 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dunnasandra falls under Kanakapura tehsil of Ramanagara district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Dunnasandra is Ketohalli, about 26 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 Dunnasandra.

Dunnasandra is about 25 km from Ramanagara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dunnasandra is in Kanakapura tehsil of Ramanagara district. Kanakapura is about 7.3 km away. Ramanagara is about 25 km away. Ketohalli is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are M Maniyambal (under 2 km), T Maniyambal (under 2 km) and Yerahalli (under 2 km).

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

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