About Mandekolu Village

Mandekolu is one of the larger villages in Sulya tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,609, made up of 2,774 males and 2,835 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4045.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574239, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mandekolu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandekolu village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil	Sulya
Pincode	574239
Area (hectares)	4045.83 hectares
Population	5,609
Male Population	2,774
Female Population	2,835
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,022
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mandekolu compares

By the 2011 count Mandekolu is the 4th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,132 residents. Its 4045.83 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Mandekolu

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

Mandekolu lies about 31 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kaniuru, about 17 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 Mandekolu
Tehsil headquarters	Sulya	6.7 km
Nearest railway station	Kaniuru	17 km
Nearest town	Puttūr	25 km
District headquarters	Dakshina Kannada	31 km

Villages closest to Mandekolu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sulya 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 Mandekolu

As per the Census of India 2011, Mandekolu village had a population of 5,609. That makes it the 4th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,132 residents.

Mandekolu village has 2,774 males and 2,835 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandekolu has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Mandekolu is 574239. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mandekolu covers 4045.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mandekolu falls under Sulya tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mandekolu is Kaniuru, about 17 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 Mandekolu.

Mandekolu is about 31 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mandekolu is in Sulya tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Sulya is about 6.7 km away. Kaniuru is about 17 km away. Puttūr is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.