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About Kusukunte Village

Kusukunte is a mid sized village in Sira tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 551, made up of 289 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 581.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kusukunte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kusukunte village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Sira
Pincode 572137
Area (hectares) 581.84 hectares
Population 551
Male Population 289
Female Population 262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kusukunte compares

By the 2011 count Kusukunte is the 144th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents. Its 581.84 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Kusukunte

Kusukunte is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kusukunte as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kusukunte from other places

Kusukunte lies about 49 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Mallasandra, about 47 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 Kusukunte
Tehsil headquarters Sira 3.7 km
Nearest town Sīra 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Mallasandra 47 km
District headquarters Tumkur 49 km

Villages closest to Kusukunte

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 Kusukunte

As per the Census of India 2011, Kusukunte village had a population of 551. That makes it the 144th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents.

Kusukunte village has 289 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusukunte has about 907 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 Kusukunte is 572137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kusukunte covers 581.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kusukunte falls under Sira tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kusukunte is Mallasandra, about 47 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kusukunte.

Kusukunte is about 49 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kusukunte is in Sira tehsil of Tumkur district. Sira is about 3.7 km away. Sīra is about 3.7 km away. Mallasandra is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kusukunte Kaval (under 2 km), Channanakunte (under 2 km) and Halkur (2.4 km).

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

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