Kunthur observes Gowri Ganesha Habba on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Karnataka.
By population, Kunthur ranks #96 of 187 villages in Malavalli mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kunthur is a village of 953 people in 215 households (Census 2011) in Malavalli taluk, Mandya district, Karnataka, the 96th-largest of 187 villages in Malavalli taluk. Literacy is 56%, 2 points below the taluk average of 58% and the sex ratio is 1,019 women per 1,000 men. It lies 79 km from the Mandya district centre, 8 km from Sathegala, the nearest town, 24 km from Badanaguppe railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 571421, served by Halagur post office; the LGD village code is 614753. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital Yelandur, 8 km away. The village votes in Maddur assembly constituency, represented by MLA K. M. Udaya. The population is estimated at 1,124 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kunthur · this village | 953 | 56% | — |
| Kunthur · Kollegal | 4,094 | 58% | 0 km N |
| Kunthur · Sringeri | 854 | 81% | 0 km N |
| Kinakahalli · Yelandur | 1,634 | 57% | 2.4 km SE |
| Chilakavadi · Kollegal | 1,996 | 63% | 2.9 km SW |
| Teramballi · Kollegal | 2,256 | 56% | 3.3 km NE |
| Kaliyuru · Tirumakudal - Narsipur | 3,718 | 48% | 3.3 km N |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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