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About Kadakol Village

Kadakol is a large village in Shirhatti tehsil, in the district of Gadag, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,531, made up of 1,818 males and 1,713 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3893.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kadakol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kadakol village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gadag
Tehsil Shirhatti
Pincode 582120
Area (hectares) 3893.52 hectares
Population 3,531
Male Population 1,818
Female Population 1,713
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kadakol compares

By the 2011 count Kadakol is the 8th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,763 residents. Its 3893.52 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Kadakol

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

Kadakol lies about 27 km from Gadag, and the nearest railway station is Gadag Junction, about 27 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 Kadakol
Tehsil headquarters Shirhatti 12 km
Nearest town Mundargi 22 km
District headquarters Gadag 27 km
Nearest railway station Gadag Junction 27 km

Villages closest to Kadakol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kadakol village had a population of 3,531. That makes it the 8th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,763 residents.

Kadakol village has 1,818 males and 1,713 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kadakol has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Kadakol is 582120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kadakol covers 3893.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kadakol falls under Shirhatti tehsil of Gadag district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kadakol is Gadag Junction, about 27 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 10+ km distance for Kadakol.

Kadakol is about 27 km from Gadag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kadakol is in Shirhatti tehsil of Gadag district. Shirhatti is about 12 km away. Mundargi is about 22 km away. Gadag is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kusalapur (2.7 km), Jalligeri (4.0 km) and Majjur (4.5 km).

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

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