About Kukkundoor Village

Kukkundoor is one of the larger villages in Karkal tehsil, in the district of Udupi, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,180, made up of 6,390 males and 6,790 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2643.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 576117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kukkundoor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kukkundoor village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Udupi
Tehsil	Karkal
Pincode	576117
Area (hectares)	2643.88 hectares
Population	13,180
Male Population	6,390
Female Population	6,790
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,063
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kukkundoor compares

By the 2011 count Kukkundoor is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,743 residents. Its 2643.88 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1097.

Getting to Kukkundoor

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

Kukkundoor lies about 25 km from Udupi, and the nearest railway station is Nandikoor, about 20 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 Kukkundoor
Tehsil headquarters	Karkal	5.1 km
Nearest town	Kārkala	5.1 km
Nearest railway station	Nandikoor	20 km
District headquarters	Udupi	25 km

Villages closest to Kukkundoor

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

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Common questions about Kukkundoor

As per the Census of India 2011, Kukkundoor village had a population of 13,180. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,743 residents.

Kukkundoor village has 6,390 males and 6,790 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kukkundoor has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1097.

The pincode recorded for Kukkundoor is 576117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kukkundoor covers 2643.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kukkundoor falls under Karkal tehsil of Udupi district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kukkundoor is Nandikoor, about 20 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 Kukkundoor.

Kukkundoor is about 25 km from Udupi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kukkundoor is in Karkal tehsil of Udupi district. Karkal is about 5.1 km away. Kārkala is about 5.1 km away. Nandikoor is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.