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About Kedila Village

Kedila is one of the larger villages in Bantval tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,577, made up of 2,754 males and 2,823 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 929.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kedila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kedila village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Bantval
Pincode 574220
Area (hectares) 929.32 hectares
Population 5,577
Male Population 2,754
Female Population 2,823
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kedila compares

By the 2011 count Kedila is the 16th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents. Its 929.32 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Kedila

Kedila 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 Kedila 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kedila from other places

Kedila lies about 9.6 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Neralakatte, about 3.4 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 Kedila
Nearest railway station Neralakatte 3.4 km
Nearest town Puttūr 7.4 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bantval 16 km

Villages closest to Kedila

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 Kedila

As per the Census of India 2011, Kedila village had a population of 5,577. That makes it the 16th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents.

Kedila village has 2,754 males and 2,823 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kedila has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Kedila is 574220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kedila covers 929.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kedila is Neralakatte, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kedila.

Kedila is about 9.6 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kedila is in Bantval tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Neralakatte is about 3.4 km away. Puttūr is about 7.4 km away. Dakshina Kannada is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadeshwalya (2.6 km), Peraje (2.9 km) and Netlamudnur (3.1 km).

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

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