About Kompadavu Village

Kompadavu is a large village in Mangalore tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,582, made up of 1,256 males and 1,326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 842.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kompadavu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kompadavu village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil	Mangalore
Pincode	574144
Area (hectares)	842.41 hectares
Population	2,582
Male Population	1,256
Female Population	1,326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,056
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kompadavu compares

By the 2011 count Kompadavu is the 34th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 842.41 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1060.

Getting to Kompadavu

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

How far is Kompadavu from other places

Kompadavu lies about 40 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Jokatte, about 8.8 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 Kompadavu
Nearest railway station	Jokatte	8.8 km
Nearest town	Mūdbidri	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mangalore	12 km
District headquarters	Dakshina Kannada	40 km

Villages closest to Kompadavu

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 Kompadavu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kompadavu village had a population of 2,582. That makes it the 34th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Kompadavu village has 1,256 males and 1,326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kompadavu has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1060.

The pincode recorded for Kompadavu is 574144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kompadavu covers 842.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kompadavu is Jokatte, about 8.8 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 village for Kompadavu.

Kompadavu is about 40 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kompadavu is in Mangalore tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Jokatte is about 8.8 km away. Mūdbidri is about 11 km away. Mangalore is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.