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About Karmadu Village

Karmadu is a large village in Virajpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,335, made up of 1,652 males and 1,683 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 566.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karmadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karmadu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Virajpet
Pincode 571211
Area (hectares) 566.68 hectares
Population 3,335
Male Population 1,652
Female Population 1,683
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karmadu compares

By the 2011 count Karmadu is the 13th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 566.68 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Karmadu

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

Karmadu lies about 49 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 51 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 Karmadu
Tehsil headquarters Virajpet 31 km
Nearest town Hunsūr 32 km
District headquarters Kodagu 49 km
Nearest railway station Krishnaraja Nagar 51 km

Villages closest to Karmadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karmadu village had a population of 3,335. That makes it the 13th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Karmadu village has 1,652 males and 1,683 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karmadu has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Karmadu is 571211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karmadu covers 566.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karmadu falls under Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Karmadu is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 51 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 Karmadu.

Karmadu is about 49 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karmadu is in Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Virajpet is about 31 km away. Hunsūr is about 32 km away. Kodagu is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nittur (2.2 km), Kottageri (2.7 km) and Devanur (3.9 km).

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

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