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About Kavalmudur Village

Kavalmudur is a large village in Bantval tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,642, made up of 2,368 males and 2,274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1563.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574265, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kavalmudur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kavalmudur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Bantval
Pincode 574265
Area (hectares) 1563.25 hectares
Population 4,642
Male Population 2,368
Female Population 2,274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kavalmudur compares

By the 2011 count Kavalmudur is the 22nd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents. Its 1563.25 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Kavalmudur

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

Kavalmudur lies about 15 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Neralakatte, about 11 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 Kavalmudur
Nearest railway station Neralakatte 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bantval 11 km
Nearest town Bantvāl 11 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 15 km

Villages closest to Kavalmudur

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 Kavalmudur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kavalmudur village had a population of 4,642. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents.

Kavalmudur village has 2,368 males and 2,274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kavalmudur has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Kavalmudur is 574265. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kavalmudur covers 1563.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kavalmudur is Neralakatte, about 11 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 Kavalmudur.

Kavalmudur is about 15 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kavalmudur is in Bantval tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Neralakatte is about 11 km away. Bantval is about 11 km away. Bantvāl is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devasyamudur (2.0 km), Devasyapadur (3.0 km) and Kavalpadur (3.0 km).

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

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