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About Moodapadukodi Village

Moodapadukodi is a large village in Bantval tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,194, made up of 1,051 males and 1,143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 592.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574265, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Moodapadukodi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Moodapadukodi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Bantval
Pincode 574265
Area (hectares) 592.06 hectares
Population 2,194
Male Population 1,051
Female Population 1,143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,088
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Moodapadukodi compares

By the 2011 count Moodapadukodi is the 56th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents. Its 592.06 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Moodapadukodi

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

Moodapadukodi lies about 29 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Farangipete, about 3.3 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 Moodapadukodi
Nearest railway station Farangipete 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Bantval 7.3 km
Nearest town Bantvāl 7.3 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 29 km

Villages closest to Moodapadukodi

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 Moodapadukodi

As per the Census of India 2011, Moodapadukodi village had a population of 2,194. That makes it the 56th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents.

Moodapadukodi village has 1,051 males and 1,143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Moodapadukodi has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

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

Moodapadukodi covers 592.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Moodapadukodi is Farangipete, about 3.3 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 Moodapadukodi.

Moodapadukodi is about 29 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Moodapadukodi is in Bantval tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Farangipete is about 3.3 km away. Bantval is about 7.3 km away. Bantvāl is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sajipanadu (1.7 km), Sajipapadu (1.7 km) and Pudu (1.8 km).

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

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