About Kurkunda Village

Kurkunda is one of the larger villages in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Yadgir, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,000, made up of 2,482 males and 2,518 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2458.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585319, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurkunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurkunda village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Yadgir
Tehsil	Shahpur
Pincode	585319
Area (hectares)	2458.2 hectares
Population	5,000
Male Population	2,482
Female Population	2,518
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,015
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurkunda compares

By the 2011 count Kurkunda is the 10th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,068 residents. Its 2458.2 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Kurkunda

Kurkunda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kurkunda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kurkunda from other places

Kurkunda lies about 22 km from Shahpur, and the nearest railway station is Yadgir, about 14 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 Kurkunda
Nearest railway station	Yadgir	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahpur	22 km

Villages closest to Kurkunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurkunda village had a population of 5,000. That makes it the 10th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,068 residents.

Kurkunda village has 2,482 males and 2,518 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurkunda has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Kurkunda is 585319. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurkunda covers 2458.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurkunda falls under Shahpur tehsil of Yadgir district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kurkunda is Yadgir, about 14 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 10+ km distance for Kurkunda.

Kurkunda is about 22 km from Shahpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurkunda is in Shahpur tehsil of Yadgir district. Yadgir is about 14 km away. Shahpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.