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About Kumbaragodu Village

Kumbaragodu is a small village in Sringeri tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 221, made up of 104 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumbaragodu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumbaragodu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Sringeri
Pincode 577134
Area (hectares) 278.02 hectares
Population 221
Male Population 104
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,125
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumbaragodu compares

By the 2011 count Kumbaragodu is the 41st largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 680 residents. Its 278.02 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 Kumbaragodu

Kumbaragodu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kumbaragodu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kumbaragodu from other places

Kumbaragodu lies about 67 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, 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 Kumbaragodu
Tehsil headquarters Sringeri 18 km
Nearest town Someshwar 19 km
Nearest railway station Arasalu 48 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 67 km

Villages closest to Kumbaragodu

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.

Common questions about Kumbaragodu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumbaragodu village had a population of 221. That makes it the 41st largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 680 residents.

Kumbaragodu village has 104 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumbaragodu has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Kumbaragodu is 577134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumbaragodu covers 278.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kumbaragodu falls under Sringeri tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kumbaragodu is Arasalu, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kumbaragodu.

Kumbaragodu is about 67 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumbaragodu is in Sringeri tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Sringeri is about 18 km away. Someshwar is about 19 km away. Arasalu is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muduba (7.1 km), Begar (8.7 km) and Asanabalu (11 km).

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

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