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About Kadagadalu Village

Kadagadalu is a large village in Madikeri tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,129, made up of 1,067 males and 1,062 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1123.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571248, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kadagadalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kadagadalu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Madikeri
Pincode 571248
Area (hectares) 1123.24 hectares
Population 2,129
Male Population 1,067
Female Population 1,062
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kadagadalu compares

By the 2011 count Kadagadalu is the 16th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents. Its 1123.24 hectares work out to about 1.9 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Kadagadalu

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

Kadagadalu lies about 4.7 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Bajakere, about 46 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 Kadagadalu
District headquarters Kodagu 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Madikeri 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Bajakere 46 km

Villages closest to Kadagadalu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kadagadalu village had a population of 2,129. That makes it the 16th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents.

Kadagadalu village has 1,067 males and 1,062 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kadagadalu has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Kadagadalu is 571248. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kadagadalu covers 1123.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kadagadalu falls under Madikeri tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kadagadalu is Bajakere, about 46 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 Kadagadalu.

Kadagadalu is about 4.7 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kadagadalu is in Madikeri tehsil of Kodagu district. Kodagu is about 4.7 km away. Madikeri is about 5.4 km away. Bajakere is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaggodlu (2.6 km), Mekeri (4.1 km) and Biligeri (6.8 km).

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

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