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About Kudmaru Village

Kudmaru is a large village in Puttur tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,093, made up of 1,084 males and 1,009 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 585.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kudmaru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kudmaru village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Puttur
Pincode 574202
Area (hectares) 585.41 hectares
Population 2,093
Male Population 1,084
Female Population 1,009
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kudmaru compares

By the 2011 count Kudmaru is the 50th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents. Its 585.41 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Kudmaru

Kudmaru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kudmaru 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kudmaru from other places

Kudmaru lies about 16 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kaniuru, about 2.9 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 Kudmaru
Nearest railway station Kaniuru 2.9 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Puttur 16 km
Nearest town Puttūr 16 km

Villages closest to Kudmaru

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 Kudmaru

As per the Census of India 2011, Kudmaru village had a population of 2,093. That makes it the 50th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents.

Kudmaru village has 1,084 males and 1,009 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kudmaru has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Kudmaru is 574202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kudmaru covers 585.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kudmaru is Kaniuru, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kudmaru.

Kudmaru 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.

Kudmaru is in Puttur tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Kaniuru is about 2.9 km away. Dakshina Kannada is about 16 km away. Puttur 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 Kaimana (under 2 km), Kaniyoor (2.8 km) and Alankaru (3.3 km).

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

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