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About Kukkipady Village

Kukkipady is a large village in Bantval tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,116, made up of 1,540 males and 1,576 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 871.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kukkipady Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kukkipady village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Bantval
Pincode 574237
Area (hectares) 871.72 hectares
Population 3,116
Male Population 1,540
Female Population 1,576
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kukkipady compares

By the 2011 count Kukkipady is the 39th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents. Its 871.72 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 Kukkipady

Kukkipady is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kukkipady as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kukkipady from other places

Kukkipady lies about 26 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Bantawal, about 12 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 Kukkipady
Tehsil headquarters Bantval 10 km
Nearest town Bantvāl 10 km
Nearest railway station Bantawal 12 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 26 km

Villages closest to Kukkipady

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 Kukkipady

As per the Census of India 2011, Kukkipady village had a population of 3,116. That makes it the 39th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents.

Kukkipady village has 1,540 males and 1,576 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kukkipady has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Kukkipady is 574237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kukkipady covers 871.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kukkipady is Bantawal, about 12 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kukkipady.

Kukkipady is about 26 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kukkipady is in Bantval tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Bantval is about 10 km away. Bantvāl is about 10 km away. Bantawal is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sangabettu (2.6 km), Koila (2.7 km) and Budoli (4.3 km).

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

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