About Paladka Village

Paladka is a large village in Mangalore tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,543, made up of 1,196 males and 1,347 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,126 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1452.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paladka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paladka village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil	Mangalore
Pincode	574226
Area (hectares)	1452.11 hectares
Population	2,543
Male Population	1,196
Female Population	1,347
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,126
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Paladka compares

By the 2011 count Paladka is the 35th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 1452.11 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1060.

Getting to Paladka

Paladka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paladka as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Paladka from other places

Paladka lies about 44 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Nandikoor, about 16 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 Paladka
Nearest town	Mūdbidri	6.7 km
Nearest railway station	Nandikoor	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mangalore	23 km
District headquarters	Dakshina Kannada	44 km

Villages closest to Paladka

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 Paladka

As per the Census of India 2011, Paladka village had a population of 2,543. That makes it the 35th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Paladka village has 1,196 males and 1,347 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paladka has about 1126 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1060.

The pincode recorded for Paladka is 574226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paladka covers 1452.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Paladka is Nandikoor, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Paladka.

Paladka is about 44 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paladka is in Mangalore tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Mūdbidri is about 6.7 km away. Nandikoor is about 16 km away. Mangalore is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.