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About Mundoor Village

Mundoor is a large village in Puttur tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,024, made up of 1,513 males and 1,511 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 858.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mundoor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mundoor village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Puttur
Pincode 574202
Area (hectares) 858.37 hectares
Population 3,024
Male Population 1,513
Female Population 1,511
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mundoor compares

By the 2011 count Mundoor is the 38th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents. Its 858.37 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Mundoor

Mundoor is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mundoor as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Mundoor from other places

Mundoor lies about 35 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kumbala, about 7.9 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 Mundoor
Nearest railway station Kumbala 7.9 km
Nearest town Kāsaragod 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Puttur 26 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 35 km

Villages closest to Mundoor

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 Mundoor

As per the Census of India 2011, Mundoor village had a population of 3,024. That makes it the 38th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents.

Mundoor village has 1,513 males and 1,511 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mundoor has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

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

Mundoor covers 858.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Mundoor is Kumbala, about 7.9 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 5 - 10 km distance for Mundoor.

Mundoor is about 35 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mundoor is in Puttur tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Kumbala is about 7.9 km away. Kāsaragod is about 15 km away. Puttur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belandoor (6.1 km), Shiribagilu (9.7 km) and Panaje (18 km).

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

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