About Ukkunda Village

Ukkunda is a mid sized village in Bhadravati tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 600, made up of 293 males and 307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577245, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ukkunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ukkunda village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Bhadravati
Pincode	577245
Area (hectares)	166 hectares
Population	600
Male Population	293
Female Population	307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,048
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ukkunda compares

By the 2011 count Ukkunda is the 102nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Ukkunda

Ukkunda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ukkunda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ukkunda from other places

Ukkunda lies about 25 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Masarahalli, about 4.7 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 Ukkunda
Nearest railway station	Masarahalli	4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhadravati	8.0 km
Nearest town	Bhadrāvati	8.0 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	25 km

Villages closest to Ukkunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ukkunda village had a population of 600. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents.

Ukkunda village has 293 males and 307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ukkunda has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Ukkunda is 577245. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ukkunda covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ukkunda falls under Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ukkunda is Masarahalli, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ukkunda.

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

Ukkunda is in Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district. Masarahalli is about 4.7 km away. Bhadravati is about 8.0 km away. Bhadrāvati is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.