About Shanthigodu Village

Shanthigodu is a large village in Puttur tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,828, made up of 1,927 males and 1,901 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1699.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shanthigodu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shanthigodu village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil	Puttur
Pincode	574312
Area (hectares)	1699.01 hectares
Population	3,828
Male Population	1,927
Female Population	1,901
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shanthigodu compares

By the 2011 count Shanthigodu is the 26th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents. Its 1699.01 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Shanthigodu

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

How far is Shanthigodu from other places

Shanthigodu lies about 6.1 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kabaka Puttur, about 3.8 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 Shanthigodu
Nearest railway station	Kabaka Puttur	3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Puttur	4.5 km
Nearest town	Puttūr	4.5 km
District headquarters	Dakshina Kannada	6.1 km

Villages closest to Shanthigodu

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 Shanthigodu

As per the Census of India 2011, Shanthigodu village had a population of 3,828. That makes it the 26th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents.

Shanthigodu village has 1,927 males and 1,901 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shanthigodu has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Shanthigodu is 574312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shanthigodu covers 1699.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Shanthigodu is Kabaka Puttur, about 3.8 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 5 - 10 km distance for Shanthigodu.

Shanthigodu is about 6.1 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shanthigodu is in Puttur tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Kabaka Puttur is about 3.8 km away. Puttur is about 4.5 km away. Puttūr is about 4.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.