About Kukkala Village

Kukkala is a large village in Beltangadi tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,862, made up of 1,434 males and 1,428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 620.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kukkala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kukkala village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil	Beltangadi
Pincode	574233
Area (hectares)	620.12 hectares
Population	2,862
Male Population	1,434
Female Population	1,428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kukkala compares

By the 2011 count Kukkala is the 38th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents. Its 620.12 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Kukkala

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

Kukkala lies about 14 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Neralakatte, about 14 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 Kukkala
Tehsil headquarters	Beltangadi	12 km
District headquarters	Dakshina Kannada	14 km
Nearest railway station	Neralakatte	14 km
Nearest town	Bantvāl	16 km

Villages closest to Kukkala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Beltangadi 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 Kukkala

As per the Census of India 2011, Kukkala village had a population of 2,862. That makes it the 38th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents.

Kukkala village has 1,434 males and 1,428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kukkala has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Kukkala is 574233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kukkala covers 620.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kukkala falls under Beltangadi tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kukkala is Neralakatte, about 14 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 Kukkala.

Kukkala is about 14 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kukkala is in Beltangadi tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Beltangadi is about 12 km away. Dakshina Kannada is about 14 km away. Neralakatte is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.