About Kowkradi Village

Kowkradi is a large village in Puttur tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,916, made up of 2,380 males and 2,536 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2524.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kowkradi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kowkradi village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil	Puttur
Pincode	574229
Area (hectares)	2524.47 hectares
Population	4,916
Male Population	2,380
Female Population	2,536
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,066
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kowkradi compares

By the 2011 count Kowkradi is the 13th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents. Its 2524.47 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Kowkradi

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

Kowkradi lies about 26 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Bantawal, about 24 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 Kowkradi
Nearest town	Mūdbidri	19 km
Nearest railway station	Bantawal	24 km
District headquarters	Dakshina Kannada	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Puttur	33 km

Villages closest to Kowkradi

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.

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Common questions about Kowkradi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kowkradi village had a population of 4,916. That makes it the 13th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents.

Kowkradi village has 2,380 males and 2,536 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kowkradi has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Kowkradi is 574229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kowkradi covers 2524.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kowkradi is Bantawal, about 24 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 Kowkradi.

Kowkradi 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.

Kowkradi is in Puttur tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Mūdbidri is about 19 km away. Bantawal is about 24 km away. Dakshina Kannada is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.