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About Kodman Village

Kodman is a mid sized village in Bantval tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,665, made up of 825 males and 840 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 341.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kodman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kodman village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Bantval
Pincode 574143
Area (hectares) 341.6 hectares
Population 1,665
Male Population 825
Female Population 840
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kodman compares

By the 2011 count Kodman is the 65th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents. Its 341.6 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Kodman

Kodman 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 Kodman as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kodman from other places

Kodman lies about 40 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Ullal, about 2.7 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 Kodman
Nearest railway station Ullal 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Bantval 20 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 40 km

Villages closest to Kodman

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 Kodman

As per the Census of India 2011, Kodman village had a population of 1,665. That makes it the 65th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents.

Kodman village has 825 males and 840 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kodman has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Kodman is 574143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kodman covers 341.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kodman is Ullal, about 2.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kodman.

Kodman is about 40 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kodman is in Bantval tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Ullal is about 2.7 km away. Bantval is about 20 km away. Dakshina Kannada is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naringana (5.5 km), Kairangala (7.4 km) and Kurnad (10 km).

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

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