About Kavathar Village

Kavathar is a mid sized village in Mangalore tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,529, made up of 724 males and 805 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,112 females per 1000 males. The village covers 493.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kavathar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kavathar village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil	Mangalore
Pincode	574154
Area (hectares)	493.33 hectares
Population	1,529
Male Population	724
Female Population	805
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,112
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 Kavathar compares

By the 2011 count Kavathar is the 61st largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 493.33 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1060.

Getting to Kavathar

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

Kavathar lies about 54 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Nandikoor, 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 Kavathar
Nearest railway station	Nandikoor	3.8 km
Nearest town	Mūdbidri	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mangalore	21 km
District headquarters	Dakshina Kannada	54 km

Villages closest to Kavathar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kavathar village had a population of 1,529. That makes it the 61st largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Kavathar village has 724 males and 805 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kavathar has about 1112 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1060.

The pincode recorded for Kavathar is 574154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kavathar covers 493.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kavathar falls under Mangalore tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kavathar is Nandikoor, about 3.8 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 Kavathar.

Kavathar is about 54 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kavathar is in Mangalore tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Nandikoor is about 3.8 km away. Mūdbidri is about 19 km away. Mangalore is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.