About Kudige Village

Kudige is one of the larger villages in Somvarpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,532, made up of 2,751 males and 2,781 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1487.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kudige Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kudige village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Kodagu
Tehsil	Somvarpet
Pincode	571232
Area (hectares)	1487.3 hectares
Population	5,532
Male Population	2,751
Female Population	2,781
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,011
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kudige compares

By the 2011 count Kudige is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents. Its 1487.3 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1053.

Getting to Kudige

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

Kudige lies about 26 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Annechakanahali, 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 Kudige
Tehsil headquarters	Somvarpet	16 km
Nearest town	Madikeri	24 km
District headquarters	Kodagu	26 km
Nearest railway station	Annechakanahali	45 km

Villages closest to Kudige

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.

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Common questions about Kudige

As per the Census of India 2011, Kudige village had a population of 5,532. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents.

Kudige village has 2,751 males and 2,781 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kudige has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1053.

The pincode recorded for Kudige is 571232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kudige covers 1487.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kudige falls under Somvarpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kudige is Annechakanahali, 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 Kudige.

Kudige is about 26 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kudige is in Somvarpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Somvarpet is about 16 km away. Madikeri is about 24 km away. Kodagu is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.