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About Kodanakatte Village

Kodanakatte is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 176, made up of 93 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577434, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kodanakatte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kodanakatte village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577434
Area (hectares) 157.28 hectares
Population 176
Male Population 93
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kodanakatte compares

By the 2011 count Kodanakatte is the 222nd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 157.28 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Kodanakatte

Kodanakatte is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kodanakatte as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kodanakatte from other places

Kodanakatte lies about 71 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 13 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 Kodanakatte
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Kanale 13 km
Nearest town Sāgar 16 km
District headquarters Shimoga 71 km

Villages closest to Kodanakatte

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.

Common questions about Kodanakatte

As per the Census of India 2011, Kodanakatte village had a population of 176. That makes it the 222nd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Kodanakatte village has 93 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kodanakatte has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Kodanakatte is 577434. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kodanakatte covers 157.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kodanakatte falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kodanakatte is Kanale, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kodanakatte.

Kodanakatte is about 71 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kodanakatte is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 9.8 km away. Kanale is about 13 km away. Sāgar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hosabale (under 2 km), Avalagodu (under 2 km) and Balagodu (under 2 km).

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

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