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About Kadakunte Village

Kadakunte is a small village in Dod Ballapur tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 191, made up of 99 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 413.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kadakunte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kadakunte village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Dod Ballapur
Pincode 561203
Area (hectares) 413.86 hectares
Population 191
Male Population 99
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kadakunte compares

By the 2011 count Kadakunte is the 227th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 413.86 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Kadakunte

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

Kadakunte lies about 26 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Makalidurga, about 7.7 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 Kadakunte
Nearest railway station Makalidurga 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Dod Ballapur 18 km
Nearest town Doddaballapura 18 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 26 km

Villages closest to Kadakunte

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dod Ballapur 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 Kadakunte

As per the Census of India 2011, Kadakunte village had a population of 191. That makes it the 227th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Kadakunte village has 99 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kadakunte has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Kadakunte is 561203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kadakunte covers 413.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kadakunte falls under Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kadakunte is Makalidurga, about 7.7 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 Kadakunte.

Kadakunte is about 26 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kadakunte is in Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Makalidurga is about 7.7 km away. Dod Ballapur is about 18 km away. Doddaballapura is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mallasandra (under 2 km), Kottige Machenahalli (1.6 km) and Ujjani (2.0 km).

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

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