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About Kunaji Village

Kunaji is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 23, made up of 13 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 769 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunaji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunaji village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577429
Area (hectares) 261.56 hectares
Population 23
Male Population 13
Female Population 10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 769
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kunaji compares

By the 2011 count Kunaji is the 257th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 261.56 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Kunaji

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

Kunaji lies about 68 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Balegundi, about 23 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 Kunaji
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Balegundi 23 km
Nearest town Sāgar 24 km
District headquarters Shimoga 68 km

Villages closest to Kunaji

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunaji village had a population of 23. That makes it the 257th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Kunaji village has 13 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunaji has about 769 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Kunaji is 577429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunaji covers 261.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kunaji falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kunaji is Balegundi, about 23 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 Kunaji.

Kunaji is about 68 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunaji is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 3.8 km away. Balegundi is about 23 km away. Sāgar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kodakani (under 2 km), Halagalale (2.2 km) and Heggodu (2.3 km).

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

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