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About Kendur Village

Kendur is a large village in Badami tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,872, made up of 1,444 males and 1,428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1657.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kendur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kendur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Badami
Pincode 587201
Area (hectares) 1657.93 hectares
Population 2,872
Male Population 1,444
Female Population 1,428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kendur compares

By the 2011 count Kendur is the 21st largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents. Its 1657.93 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Kendur

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

Kendur lies about 24 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Yaragoppa, about 9.8 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 Kendur
Tehsil headquarters Badami 7.3 km
Nearest town Bādāmi 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Yaragoppa 9.8 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 24 km

Villages closest to Kendur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kendur village had a population of 2,872. That makes it the 21st largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents.

Kendur village has 1,444 males and 1,428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kendur has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Kendur is 587201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kendur covers 1657.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kendur falls under Badami tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kendur is Yaragoppa, about 9.8 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 village for Kendur.

Kendur is about 24 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kendur is in Badami tehsil of Bagalkot district. Badami is about 7.3 km away. Bādāmi is about 7.3 km away. Yaragoppa is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kutakanakeri (under 2 km), Chikkamuchalagudda (2.7 km) and Raghapur (3.8 km).

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

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