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About Dwaranakunte Village

Dwaranakunte is a mid sized village in Sira tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,851, made up of 973 males and 878 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 621.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dwaranakunte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dwaranakunte village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Sira
Pincode 572135
Area (hectares) 621.81 hectares
Population 1,851
Male Population 973
Female Population 878
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dwaranakunte compares

By the 2011 count Dwaranakunte is the 36th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents. Its 621.81 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Dwaranakunte

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

Dwaranakunte lies about 78 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Somaguddu, about 40 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 Dwaranakunte
Nearest town Hiriyūr 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Sira 30 km
Nearest railway station Somaguddu 40 km
District headquarters Tumkur 78 km

Villages closest to Dwaranakunte

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dwaranakunte village had a population of 1,851. That makes it the 36th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents.

Dwaranakunte village has 973 males and 878 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dwaranakunte has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Dwaranakunte is 572135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dwaranakunte covers 621.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dwaranakunte falls under Sira tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Dwaranakunte is Somaguddu, about 40 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 village for Dwaranakunte.

Dwaranakunte is about 78 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dwaranakunte is in Sira tehsil of Tumkur district. Hiriyūr is about 27 km away. Sira is about 30 km away. Somaguddu is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karehalli (2.7 km), Vajarahalli (2.8 km) and Nejanthi (3.5 km).

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

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