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About Kunde Village

Kunde is a mid sized village in Kudal tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,147, made up of 566 males and 581 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1059.5 hectares hectares.

Kunde Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunde village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Kudal
Area (hectares) 1059.5 hectares
Population 1,147
Male Population 566
Female Population 581
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kunde compares

By the 2011 count Kunde is the 41st largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 1059.5 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Kunde

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

How far is Kunde from other places

Kunde lies about 48 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Kankavali, about 6.1 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 Kunde
Nearest railway station Kankavali 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kudal 33 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 47 km
District headquarters Sindhudurg 48 km

Villages closest to Kunde

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunde village had a population of 1,147. That makes it the 41st largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Kunde village has 566 males and 581 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunde has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1034.

Kunde covers 1059.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kunde falls under Kudal tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kunde is Kankavali, about 6.1 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 10+ km distance for Kunde.

Kunde is about 48 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunde is in Kudal tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Kankavali is about 6.1 km away. Kudal is about 33 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dholkarwadi (11 km), Bambarde Tarf Kalsuli (15 km) and Sonavade Tarf Kalsuli (15 km).

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

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