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About Kuniteppa Village

Kuniteppa is a mid sized village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 614, made up of 308 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577413, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuniteppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuniteppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577413
Area (hectares) 248.81 hectares
Population 614
Male Population 308
Female Population 306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuniteppa compares

By the 2011 count Kuniteppa is the 104th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 248.81 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Kuniteppa

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

Kuniteppa lies about 77 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Byadgi, about 33 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 Kuniteppa
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 24 km
Nearest town Hāngal 27 km
Nearest railway station Byadgi 33 km
District headquarters Shimoga 77 km

Villages closest to Kuniteppa

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 Kuniteppa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuniteppa village had a population of 614. That makes it the 104th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Kuniteppa village has 308 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuniteppa has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Kuniteppa is 577413. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuniteppa covers 248.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kuniteppa falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kuniteppa is Byadgi, about 33 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 Kuniteppa.

Kuniteppa is about 77 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuniteppa is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 24 km away. Hāngal is about 27 km away. Byadgi is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hanchi (under 2 km), Belavantanakoppa (under 2 km) and Bharangi (2.1 km).

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

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