About Kunkeshwar Village

Kunkeshwar is a mid sized village in Devgad tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,829, made up of 983 males and 846 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 599.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416612, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunkeshwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunkeshwar village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Sindhudurg
Tehsil	Devgad
Pincode	416612
Area (hectares)	599.17 hectares
Population	1,829
Male Population	983
Female Population	846
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	861
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kunkeshwar compares

By the 2011 count Kunkeshwar is the 18th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,234 residents. Its 599.17 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1073.

Getting to Kunkeshwar

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

Kunkeshwar lies about 72 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Kankavali, about 36 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 Kunkeshwar
Tehsil headquarters	Devgad	5.3 km
Nearest railway station	Kankavali	36 km
Nearest town	Sāvantvādi	66 km
District headquarters	Sindhudurg	72 km

Villages closest to Kunkeshwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunkeshwar village had a population of 1,829. That makes it the 18th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,234 residents.

Kunkeshwar village has 983 males and 846 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunkeshwar has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1073.

The pincode recorded for Kunkeshwar is 416612. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunkeshwar covers 599.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kunkeshwar falls under Devgad tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kunkeshwar is Kankavali, about 36 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 Kunkeshwar.

Kunkeshwar is about 72 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunkeshwar is in Devgad tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Devgad is about 5.3 km away. Kankavali is about 36 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.