Mukkunda Rakesh | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Karnataka#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Coordinates: | 15.6058°N 76.8172°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Karnataka |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Raichur district |
Subdivision Type3: | Taluk |
Subdivision Name3: | Sindhanur |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 3,111 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Kannada |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 584167 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 08535 |
Registration Plate: | KA-36 |
Mukkunda is a village in the Sindhanur taluk of the Raichur district in Karnataka, India. It is located on the banks of the Tungabhadra river. Mukkunda has several ancient temples, including the Sri Rama mandir shri dhurgamma temple, the Murari Ranga, and the Baajeshwara. The Tungabhadra river surrounds an Eshwara temple built in Hoysala style during the Sindha dynasty. A Sufi saint, hazrat gadde Khadar Bhasha darga Mukkunda is well known, and many visitors from surrounding village will come to take the blessings of this saint. It is and 27 km from Karnataka State Highway 19. The nearest towns are Siruguppa and Karatagi.Mukkunda is well known for its Krishna temple .
India census, Mukkunda had a population of 3,111 with 1,571 males and 1,540 females and 590 Households.[1]