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About Kaunsale Village

Kaunsale is a small village in Siddapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 351, made up of 171 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 659.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581322, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaunsale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaunsale village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Siddapur
Pincode 581322
Area (hectares) 659.25 hectares
Population 351
Male Population 171
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaunsale compares

By the 2011 count Kaunsale is the 95th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 427 residents. Its 659.25 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Kaunsale

Kaunsale is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kaunsale as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kaunsale from other places

Kaunsale lies about 36 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Honnavar, about 27 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 Kaunsale
Tehsil headquarters Siddapur 23 km
Nearest railway station Honnavar 27 km
Nearest town Kumta 29 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 36 km

Villages closest to Kaunsale

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaunsale village had a population of 351. That makes it the 95th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 427 residents.

Kaunsale village has 171 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaunsale has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Kaunsale is 581322. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaunsale covers 659.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kaunsale falls under Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kaunsale is Honnavar, about 27 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kaunsale.

Kaunsale is about 36 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaunsale is in Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Siddapur is about 23 km away. Honnavar is about 27 km away. Kumta is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kibale (under 2 km), Dodmane (2.0 km) and Kibballi (2.0 km).

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

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