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About Lakkunda Village

Lakkunda is a small village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 374, made up of 182 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 492.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577432, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakkunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakkunda village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Tirthahalli
Pincode 577432
Area (hectares) 492.27 hectares
Population 374
Male Population 182
Female Population 192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakkunda compares

By the 2011 count Lakkunda is the 133rd largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 492.27 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Lakkunda

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

Lakkunda lies about 54 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, about 42 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 Lakkunda
Tehsil headquarters Tirthahalli 10 km
Nearest town Someshwar 20 km
Nearest railway station Arasalu 42 km
District headquarters Shimoga 54 km

Villages closest to Lakkunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakkunda village had a population of 374. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Lakkunda village has 182 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakkunda has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Lakkunda is 577432. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakkunda covers 492.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lakkunda falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Lakkunda is Arasalu, about 42 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 Lakkunda.

Lakkunda is about 54 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakkunda is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Tirthahalli is about 10 km away. Someshwar is about 20 km away. Arasalu is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shettigalakoppa (under 2 km), Kodlu (2.4 km) and Alamanepalbasagere (2.8 km).

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

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