About Kogodu Village

Kogodu is a small village in Sringeri tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 351, made up of 165 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,127 females per 1000 males. The village covers 380.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kogodu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kogodu village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chikmagalur
Tehsil	Sringeri
Pincode	577139
Area (hectares)	380.77 hectares
Population	351
Male Population	165
Female Population	186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,127
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kogodu compares

By the 2011 count Kogodu is the 31st largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 680 residents. Its 380.77 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 1031.

Getting to Kogodu

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

Kogodu lies about 46 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Chikkamagaluru, about 48 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 Kogodu
Tehsil headquarters	Sringeri	15 km
Nearest town	Someshwar	34 km
District headquarters	Chikmagalur	46 km
Nearest railway station	Chikkamagaluru	48 km

Villages closest to Kogodu

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

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Common questions about Kogodu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kogodu village had a population of 351. That makes it the 31st largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 680 residents.

Kogodu village has 165 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kogodu has about 1127 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Kogodu is 577139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kogodu covers 380.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kogodu falls under Sringeri tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kogodu is Chikkamagaluru, about 48 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 Kogodu.

Kogodu is about 46 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kogodu is in Sringeri tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Sringeri is about 15 km away. Someshwar is about 34 km away. Chikmagalur is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.