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About Kuttandi Village

Kuttandi is a mid sized village in Virajpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,587, made up of 811 males and 776 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2492.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuttandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuttandi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Virajpet
Pincode 571218
Area (hectares) 2492.86 hectares
Population 1,587
Male Population 811
Female Population 776
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuttandi compares

By the 2011 count Kuttandi is the 42nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 2492.86 hectares work out to about 0.6 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Kuttandi

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

Kuttandi lies about 34 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Thalassery, about 58 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 Kuttandi
Tehsil headquarters Virajpet 9.8 km
District headquarters Kodagu 34 km
Nearest town Madikeri 36 km
Nearest railway station Thalassery 58 km

Villages closest to Kuttandi

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 Kuttandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuttandi village had a population of 1,587. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Kuttandi village has 811 males and 776 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuttandi has about 957 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 1026.

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

Kuttandi covers 2492.86 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.

Kuttandi falls under Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kuttandi is Thalassery, about 58 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 Kuttandi.

Kuttandi is about 34 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuttandi is in Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Virajpet is about 9.8 km away. Kodagu is about 34 km away. Madikeri is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kutta (under 2 km), Badaga (2.1 km) and V Badaga (2.1 km).

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

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