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About Kavadi Village

Kavadi is a mid sized village in Virajpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,092, made up of 526 males and 566 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,076 females per 1000 males. The village covers 665.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kavadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kavadi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Virajpet
Pincode 571211
Area (hectares) 665.49 hectares
Population 1,092
Male Population 526
Female Population 566
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,076
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kavadi compares

By the 2011 count Kavadi is the 62nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 665.49 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Kavadi

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

Kavadi lies about 22 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Pappinisseri, about 62 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 Kavadi
Tehsil headquarters Virajpet 5.1 km
District headquarters Kodagu 22 km
Nearest town Madikeri 24 km
Nearest railway station Pappinisseri 62 km

Villages closest to Kavadi

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 Kavadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kavadi village had a population of 1,092. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Kavadi village has 526 males and 566 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kavadi has about 1076 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

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

Kavadi covers 665.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kavadi falls under Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kavadi is Pappinisseri, about 62 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 Kavadi.

Kavadi 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.

Kavadi is in Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Virajpet is about 5.1 km away. Kodagu is about 22 km away. Madikeri is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bilugunda (2.1 km), Chembe Belliyur (2.4 km) and Aimangala (2.8 km).

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

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