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About Bydagotta Village

Bydagotta is a mid sized village in Somvarpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,085, made up of 555 males and 530 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bydagotta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bydagotta village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Somvarpet
Pincode 571231
Area (hectares) 229.82 hectares
Population 1,085
Male Population 555
Female Population 530
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bydagotta compares

By the 2011 count Bydagotta is the 48th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents. Its 229.82 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1053.

Getting to Bydagotta

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

Bydagotta lies about 25 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Kadagaravalli, about 45 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 Bydagotta
Tehsil headquarters Somvarpet 13 km
Nearest town Madikeri 23 km
District headquarters Kodagu 25 km
Nearest railway station Kadagaravalli 45 km

Villages closest to Bydagotta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bydagotta village had a population of 1,085. That makes it the 48th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents.

Bydagotta village has 555 males and 530 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bydagotta has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1053.

The pincode recorded for Bydagotta is 571231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bydagotta covers 229.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bydagotta falls under Somvarpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bydagotta is Kadagaravalli, about 45 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 Bydagotta.

Bydagotta is about 25 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bydagotta is in Somvarpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Somvarpet is about 13 km away. Madikeri is about 23 km away. Kodagu is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kudige (2.9 km), Marur (3.9 km) and Hulse (3.9 km).

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

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