About Kodakani Village

Kodakani is a large village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,274, made up of 1,661 males and 1,613 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1381.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kodakani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kodakani village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Sorab
Pincode	577429
Area (hectares)	1381.99 hectares
Population	3,274
Male Population	1,661
Female Population	1,613
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kodakani compares

By the 2011 count Kodakani is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 1381.99 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Kodakani

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

Kodakani lies about 69 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 24 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 Kodakani
Tehsil headquarters	Sorab	3.5 km
Nearest railway station	Kanale	24 km
Nearest town	Sāgar	25 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	69 km

Villages closest to Kodakani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kodakani village had a population of 3,274. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Kodakani village has 1,661 males and 1,613 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kodakani has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Kodakani is 577429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kodakani covers 1381.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kodakani falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kodakani is Kanale, about 24 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 Kodakani.

Kodakani is about 69 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kodakani is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 3.5 km away. Kanale is about 24 km away. Sāgar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.