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About Kogodu Village

Kogodu is a mid sized village in Belur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 846, made up of 424 males and 422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 531.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kogodu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kogodu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Belur
Pincode 573122
Area (hectares) 531.1 hectares
Population 846
Male Population 424
Female Population 422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kogodu compares

By the 2011 count Kogodu is the 42nd largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 531.1 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Kogodu

Kogodu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kogodu 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kogodu from other places

Kogodu lies about 37 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Sakleshpur, 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 Kogodu
Tehsil headquarters Belur 13 km
Nearest town Belūr 13 km
Nearest railway station Sakleshpur 17 km
District headquarters Hassan 37 km

Villages closest to Kogodu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kogodu village had a population of 846. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Kogodu village has 424 males and 422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kogodu has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Kogodu is 573122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kogodu covers 531.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kogodu falls under Belur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kogodu is Sakleshpur, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kogodu.

Kogodu is about 37 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kogodu is in Belur tehsil of Hassan district. Belur is about 13 km away. Belūr is about 13 km away. Sakleshpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bommenahalli (1.6 km), Kumbarahalli (1.6 km) and Kuppagodu (1.8 km).

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

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