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About Dunda Village

Dunda is a mid sized village in Turuvekere tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,564, made up of 791 males and 773 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 630.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dunda village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Turuvekere
Pincode 572215
Area (hectares) 630.26 hectares
Population 1,564
Male Population 791
Female Population 773
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dunda compares

By the 2011 count Dunda is the 14th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 653 residents. Its 630.26 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Dunda

Dunda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dunda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dunda from other places

Dunda lies about 45 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Ammasandra, about 2.3 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 Dunda
Nearest railway station Ammasandra 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Turuvekere 11 km
Nearest town Chiknāyakanhalli 19 km
District headquarters Tumkur 45 km

Villages closest to Dunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dunda village had a population of 1,564. That makes it the 14th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 653 residents.

Dunda village has 791 males and 773 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dunda has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Dunda is 572215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dunda covers 630.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dunda falls under Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Dunda is Ammasandra, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dunda.

Dunda is about 45 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dunda is in Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district. Ammasandra is about 2.3 km away. Turuvekere is about 11 km away. Chiknāyakanhalli is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dandinashivara (2.1 km), Heggere (2.2 km) and Arakere (2.2 km).

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

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