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About Kula Village

Kula is a large village in Bantval tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,506, made up of 1,804 males and 1,702 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 556.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574243, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kula village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Bantval
Pincode 574243
Area (hectares) 556.82 hectares
Population 3,506
Male Population 1,804
Female Population 1,702
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kula compares

By the 2011 count Kula is the 36th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents. Its 556.82 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Kula

Kula is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kula as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kula from other places

Kula lies about 13 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Neralakatte, about 6.1 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 Kula
Nearest railway station Neralakatte 6.1 km
Nearest town Puttūr 6.2 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Bantval 18 km

Villages closest to Kula

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kula village had a population of 3,506. That makes it the 36th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents.

Kula village has 1,804 males and 1,702 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kula has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Kula is 574243. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kula covers 556.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kula falls under Bantval tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kula is Neralakatte, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kula.

Kula is about 13 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kula is in Bantval tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Neralakatte is about 6.1 km away. Puttūr is about 6.2 km away. Dakshina Kannada is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Idkidu (3.0 km), Punacha (4.5 km) and Vittal (5.0 km).

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

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