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About Koikude Village

Koikude is a large village in Mangalore tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,029, made up of 981 males and 1,048 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koikude Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koikude village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Mangalore
Pincode 574146
Area (hectares) 278.82 hectares
Population 2,029
Male Population 981
Female Population 1,048
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Koikude compares

By the 2011 count Koikude is the 50th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 278.82 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1060.

Getting to Koikude

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

Koikude lies about 51 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Mulki, about 4.0 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 Koikude
Nearest railway station Mulki 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Mangalore 14 km
Nearest town Mangaluru 14 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 51 km

Villages closest to Koikude

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 Koikude

As per the Census of India 2011, Koikude village had a population of 2,029. That makes it the 50th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Koikude village has 981 males and 1,048 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koikude has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1060.

The pincode recorded for Koikude is 574146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koikude covers 278.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Koikude is Mulki, about 4.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Koikude.

Koikude is about 51 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koikude is in Mangalore tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Mulki is about 4.0 km away. Mangalore is about 14 km away. Mangaluru is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panja (under 2 km), Attur (under 2 km) and Chelliru (1.6 km).

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

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