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About Navunda Village

Navunda is one of the larger villages in Kundapura tehsil, in the district of Udupi, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,749, made up of 2,639 males and 3,110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,178 females per 1000 males. The village covers 622.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 576224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Navunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Navunda village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Udupi
Tehsil Kundapura
Pincode 576224
Area (hectares) 622.92 hectares
Population 5,749
Male Population 2,639
Female Population 3,110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,178
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Navunda compares

By the 2011 count Navunda is the 12th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,651 residents. Its 622.92 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1162.

Getting to Navunda

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

How far is Navunda from other places

Navunda lies about 47 km from Udupi, and the nearest railway station is Senapura, about 5.8 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 Navunda
Nearest railway station Senapura 5.8 km
Nearest town Byndoor 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Kundapura 14 km
District headquarters Udupi 47 km

Villages closest to Navunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Navunda village had a population of 5,749. That makes it the 12th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,651 residents.

Navunda village has 2,639 males and 3,110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Navunda has about 1178 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1162.

The pincode recorded for Navunda is 576224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Navunda covers 622.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Navunda falls under Kundapura tehsil of Udupi district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Navunda is Senapura, about 5.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Navunda.

Navunda is about 47 km from Udupi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Navunda is in Kundapura tehsil of Udupi district. Senapura is about 5.8 km away. Byndoor is about 13 km away. Kundapura is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badakere (2.0 km), Maravanthe (2.0 km) and Kirimanjeshwar (2.8 km).

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

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