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About K Kunnur Village

K Kunnur is a small village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 172, made up of 88 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

K Kunnur Overview

Census 2011 figures for K Kunnur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Hosanagara
Pincode 577418
Area (hectares) 195.26 hectares
Population 172
Male Population 88
Female Population 84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How K Kunnur compares

By the 2011 count K Kunnur is the 156th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 195.26 hectares work out to about 0.9 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to K Kunnur

K Kunnur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for K Kunnur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 K Kunnur from other places

K Kunnur lies about 42 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kenchanalu, about 16 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 K Kunnur
Tehsil headquarters Hosanagara 13 km
Nearest railway station Kenchanalu 16 km
Nearest town Sāgar 32 km
District headquarters Shimoga 42 km

Villages closest to K Kunnur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hosanagara 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 K Kunnur

As per the Census of India 2011, K Kunnur village had a population of 172. That makes it the 156th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

K Kunnur village has 88 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, K Kunnur has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for K Kunnur is 577418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

K Kunnur covers 195.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

K Kunnur falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to K Kunnur is Kenchanalu, about 16 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 <5 km distance for K Kunnur.

K Kunnur is about 42 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

K Kunnur is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Hosanagara is about 13 km away. Kenchanalu is about 16 km away. Sāgar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are H Kunnur (under 2 km), Kodur (2.9 km) and Malur (3.2 km).

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

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