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About Kilpady Village

Kilpady is a large village in Mangalore tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,389, made up of 1,600 males and 1,789 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,118 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kilpady Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kilpady village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Mangalore
Pincode 574154
Area (hectares) 312.09 hectares
Population 3,389
Male Population 1,600
Female Population 1,789
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,118
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kilpady compares

By the 2011 count Kilpady is the 22nd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 312.09 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1060.

Getting to Kilpady

Kilpady is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kilpady 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kilpady from other places

Kilpady lies about 55 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Mulki, about 1.7 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 Kilpady
Nearest railway station Mulki 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Mangalore 19 km
Nearest town Mangaluru 19 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 55 km

Villages closest to Kilpady

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.

Common questions about Kilpady

As per the Census of India 2011, Kilpady village had a population of 3,389. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Kilpady village has 1,600 males and 1,789 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kilpady has about 1118 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1060.

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

Kilpady covers 312.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kilpady is Mulki, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kilpady.

Kilpady is about 55 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kilpady is in Mangalore tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Mulki is about 1.7 km away. Mangalore is about 19 km away. Mangaluru is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shimanthur (under 2 km), Athikari Bettu (2.2 km) and Bellairu (2.7 km).

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

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