About Churchugundi Village

Churchugundi is a large village in Shikarpur tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,067, made up of 1,028 males and 1,039 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 865.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Churchugundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Churchugundi village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Shikarpur
Pincode	577214
Area (hectares)	865.33 hectares
Population	2,067
Male Population	1,028
Female Population	1,039
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,011
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Churchugundi compares

By the 2011 count Churchugundi is the 25th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 865.33 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Churchugundi

Churchugundi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Churchugundi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Churchugundi from other places

Churchugundi lies about 37 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kumsi, 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 Churchugundi
Tehsil headquarters	Shikarpur	8.7 km
Nearest town	Shikaripura	8.7 km
Nearest railway station	Kumsi	16 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	37 km

Villages closest to Churchugundi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Churchugundi village had a population of 2,067. That makes it the 25th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Churchugundi village has 1,028 males and 1,039 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Churchugundi has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Churchugundi is 577214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Churchugundi covers 865.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Churchugundi falls under Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Churchugundi is Kumsi, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Churchugundi.

Churchugundi is about 37 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Churchugundi is in Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district. Shikarpur is about 8.7 km away. Shikaripura is about 8.7 km away. Kumsi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.