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About Moodukonaje Village

Moodukonaje is a mid sized village in Mangalore tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,929, made up of 940 males and 989 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 719 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Moodukonaje Overview

Census 2011 figures for Moodukonaje village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Mangalore
Pincode 574227
Area (hectares) 719 hectares
Population 1,929
Male Population 940
Female Population 989
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Moodukonaje compares

By the 2011 count Moodukonaje is the 52nd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 719 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 Moodukonaje

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

Moodukonaje lies about 35 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Tokkuttu, about 6.7 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 Moodukonaje
Nearest town Ullal 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Tokkuttu 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Mangalore 13 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 35 km

Villages closest to Moodukonaje

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 Moodukonaje

As per the Census of India 2011, Moodukonaje village had a population of 1,929. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Moodukonaje village has 940 males and 989 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Moodukonaje has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1060.

The pincode recorded for Moodukonaje is 574227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Moodukonaje covers 719 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Moodukonaje is Tokkuttu, about 6.7 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 Moodukonaje.

Moodukonaje is about 35 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Moodukonaje is in Mangalore tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Ullal is about 6.6 km away. Tokkuttu is about 6.7 km away. Mangalore is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Konaje (under 2 km), Belma (under 2 km) and Amblamogru (3.1 km).

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

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