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About Karada Village

Karada is a mid sized village in Madikeri tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 629, made up of 315 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2553.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karada village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Madikeri
Pincode 571212
Area (hectares) 2553.34 hectares
Population 629
Male Population 315
Female Population 314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karada compares

By the 2011 count Karada is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents. Its 2553.34 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 Karada

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

Karada lies about 20 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Pappinisseri, about 50 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 Karada
District headquarters Kodagu 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Madikeri 23 km
Nearest railway station Pappinisseri 50 km

Villages closest to Karada

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 Karada

As per the Census of India 2011, Karada village had a population of 629. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents.

Karada village has 315 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karada has about 997 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 Karada is 571212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karada covers 2553.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karada falls under Madikeri tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Karada is Pappinisseri, about 50 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 Karada.

Karada is about 20 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karada is in Madikeri tehsil of Kodagu district. Kodagu is about 20 km away. Madikeri is about 23 km away. Pappinisseri is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arapattu (2.4 km), Nariyandada (3.1 km) and Chelavara (4.4 km).

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

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