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About Kedamullur Village

Kedamullur is a large village in Virajpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,966, made up of 1,454 males and 1,512 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5389.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kedamullur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kedamullur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Virajpet
Pincode 571218
Area (hectares) 5389.42 hectares
Population 2,966
Male Population 1,454
Female Population 1,512
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kedamullur compares

By the 2011 count Kedamullur is the 19th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 5389.42 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Kedamullur

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

Kedamullur lies about 22 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Pappinisseri, about 53 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 Kedamullur
Tehsil headquarters Virajpet 5.3 km
District headquarters Kodagu 22 km
Nearest town Madikeri 25 km
Nearest railway station Pappinisseri 53 km

Villages closest to Kedamullur

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 Kedamullur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kedamullur village had a population of 2,966. That makes it the 19th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Kedamullur village has 1,454 males and 1,512 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kedamullur has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Kedamullur is 571218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kedamullur covers 5389.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kedamullur falls under Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kedamullur is Pappinisseri, about 53 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 Kedamullur.

Kedamullur is about 22 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kedamullur is in Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Virajpet is about 5.3 km away. Kodagu is about 22 km away. Madikeri 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 Kottoli (1.6 km), Kadanga Marur (1.6 km) and Kadanur (2.7 km).

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

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