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About Kodur Village

Kodur is a mid sized village in Koppa tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 908, made up of 435 males and 473 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 701.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kodur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kodur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Koppa
Pincode 577120
Area (hectares) 701.69 hectares
Population 908
Male Population 435
Female Population 473
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,087
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kodur compares

By the 2011 count Kodur is the 36th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 701.69 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Kodur

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

How far is Kodur from other places

Kodur lies about 62 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Barkur, about 51 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 Kodur
Tehsil headquarters Koppa 14 km
Nearest town Someshwar 18 km
Nearest railway station Barkur 51 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 62 km

Villages closest to Kodur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kodur village had a population of 908. That makes it the 36th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Kodur village has 435 males and 473 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kodur has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Kodur is 577120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kodur covers 701.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kodur falls under Koppa tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kodur is Barkur, about 51 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 village for Kodur.

Kodur is about 62 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kodur is in Koppa tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Koppa is about 14 km away. Someshwar is about 18 km away. Barkur is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shanuvalli (under 2 km), Bilagadde (3.2 km) and Nilavagilu (3.4 km).

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

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