About Kolnadu Village

Kolnadu 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 12,201, made up of 6,035 males and 6,166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2351.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolnadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolnadu village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil	Bantval
Pincode	574323
Area (hectares)	2351.95 hectares
Population	12,201
Male Population	6,035
Female Population	6,166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,022
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolnadu compares

By the 2011 count Kolnadu is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents. Its 2351.95 hectares work out to about 5.2 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 Kolnadu

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

Kolnadu lies about 24 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kalladaka, about 6.7 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 Kolnadu
Nearest railway station	Kalladaka	6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bantval	11 km
Nearest town	Bantvāl	11 km
District headquarters	Dakshina Kannada	24 km

Villages closest to Kolnadu

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.

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Common questions about Kolnadu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolnadu village had a population of 12,201. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents.

Kolnadu village has 6,035 males and 6,166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolnadu has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Kolnadu is 574323. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolnadu covers 2351.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kolnadu is Kalladaka, about 6.7 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 Kolnadu.

Kolnadu is about 24 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolnadu is in Bantval tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Kalladaka is about 6.7 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.