About Kodur Village

Kodur is a mid sized village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,428, made up of 691 males and 737 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 844.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kodur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kodur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Hosanagara
Pincode	577418
Area (hectares)	844.44 hectares
Population	1,428
Male Population	691
Female Population	737
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,067
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kodur compares

By the 2011 count Kodur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 844.44 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 1025.

Getting to Kodur

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

Kodur lies about 44 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kenchanalu, about 17 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 Kodur
Tehsil headquarters	Hosanagara	10 km
Nearest railway station	Kenchanalu	17 km
Nearest town	Sāgar	30 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	44 km

Villages closest to Kodur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kodur village had a population of 1,428. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Kodur village has 691 males and 737 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kodur has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Kodur is 577418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kodur covers 844.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kodur falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kodur is Kenchanalu, about 17 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 Kodur.

Kodur is about 44 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kodur is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Hosanagara is about 10 km away. Kenchanalu is about 17 km away. Sāgar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.