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About Moodukodi Village

Moodukodi is a large village in Beltangadi tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,557, made up of 1,262 males and 1,295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 889.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574242, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Moodukodi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Moodukodi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Beltangadi
Pincode 574242
Area (hectares) 889.51 hectares
Population 2,557
Male Population 1,262
Female Population 1,295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Moodukodi compares

By the 2011 count Moodukodi is the 44th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents. Its 889.51 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 1024.

Getting to Moodukodi

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

Moodukodi lies about 16 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kalladaka, about 11 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 Moodukodi
Nearest town Bantvāl 10 km
Nearest railway station Kalladaka 11 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Beltangadi 17 km

Villages closest to Moodukodi

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.

Common questions about Moodukodi

As per the Census of India 2011, Moodukodi village had a population of 2,557. That makes it the 44th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents.

Moodukodi village has 1,262 males and 1,295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Moodukodi has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Moodukodi is 574242. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Moodukodi covers 889.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Moodukodi is Kalladaka, about 11 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 Moodukodi.

Moodukodi is about 16 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Moodukodi is in Beltangadi tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Bantvāl is about 10 km away. Kalladaka is about 11 km away. Dakshina Kannada is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kukkala (5.6 km), Bajire (7.9 km) and Parenky (8.1 km).

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

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