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About Kadur Village

Kadur is a mid sized village in Holalkere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,247, made up of 634 males and 613 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 655.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577523, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kadur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kadur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Holalkere
Pincode 577523
Area (hectares) 655.58 hectares
Population 1,247
Male Population 634
Female Population 613
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kadur compares

By the 2011 count Kadur is the 56th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents. Its 655.58 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 976.

Getting to Kadur

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

Kadur lies about 33 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Chikjajur Junction, about 4.2 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 Kadur
Nearest railway station Chikjajur Junction 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Holalkere 14 km
Nearest town Channagiri 23 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 33 km

Villages closest to Kadur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kadur village had a population of 1,247. That makes it the 56th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents.

Kadur village has 634 males and 613 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kadur has about 967 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 976.

The pincode recorded for Kadur is 577523. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kadur covers 655.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kadur falls under Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kadur is Chikjajur Junction, about 4.2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kadur.

Kadur is about 33 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kadur is in Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Chikjajur Junction is about 4.2 km away. Holalkere is about 14 km away. Channagiri is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadur Kaval (under 2 km), Gandumalenahalli (1.6 km) and Kantamaranahalli (2.0 km).

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

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