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About Kedambady Village

Kedambady is a large village in Puttur tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,604, made up of 1,757 males and 1,847 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 891.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kedambady Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kedambady village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Puttur
Pincode 574210
Area (hectares) 891.54 hectares
Population 3,604
Male Population 1,757
Female Population 1,847
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kedambady compares

By the 2011 count Kedambady is the 28th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents. Its 891.54 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Kedambady

Kedambady is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kedambady as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kedambady from other places

Kedambady lies about 14 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Narimogaru, about 5.7 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 Kedambady
Nearest railway station Narimogaru 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Puttur 8.6 km
Nearest town Puttūr 8.6 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 14 km

Villages closest to Kedambady

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kedambady village had a population of 3,604. That makes it the 28th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents.

Kedambady village has 1,757 males and 1,847 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kedambady has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Kedambady is 574210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kedambady covers 891.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kedambady falls under Puttur tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kedambady is Narimogaru, about 5.7 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 10+ km distance for Kedambady.

Kedambady 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.

Kedambady is in Puttur tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Narimogaru is about 5.7 km away. Puttur is about 8.6 km away. Puttūr is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuriya (2.7 km), Keyyur (3.7 km) and Sarve (3.9 km).

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

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