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About Idkidu Village

Idkidu is a large village in Bantval tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,776, made up of 1,830 males and 1,946 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 843.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Idkidu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Idkidu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Bantval
Pincode 574222
Area (hectares) 843.95 hectares
Population 3,776
Male Population 1,830
Female Population 1,946
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,063
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Idkidu compares

By the 2011 count Idkidu is the 32nd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents. Its 843.95 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Idkidu

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

Idkidu lies about 13 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Neralakatte, about 3.2 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 Idkidu
Nearest railway station Neralakatte 3.2 km
Nearest town Puttūr 8.2 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Bantval 16 km

Villages closest to Idkidu

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 Idkidu

As per the Census of India 2011, Idkidu village had a population of 3,776. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents.

Idkidu village has 1,830 males and 1,946 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Idkidu has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Idkidu is 574222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Idkidu covers 843.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Idkidu is Neralakatte, about 3.2 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 Idkidu.

Idkidu 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.

Idkidu is in Bantval tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Neralakatte is about 3.2 km away. Puttūr is about 8.2 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 Netlamudnur (2.7 km), Kula (3.0 km) and Ananthadi (3.7 km).

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

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