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About Kodlu Village

Kodlu is a small village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 451, made up of 213 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,117 females per 1000 males. The village covers 461.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577432, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kodlu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kodlu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Tirthahalli
Pincode 577432
Area (hectares) 461.16 hectares
Population 451
Male Population 213
Female Population 238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,117
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kodlu compares

By the 2011 count Kodlu is the 108th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 461.16 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 1033.

Getting to Kodlu

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

Kodlu lies about 52 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, about 42 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 Kodlu
Tehsil headquarters Tirthahalli 8.2 km
Nearest town Someshwar 21 km
Nearest railway station Arasalu 42 km
District headquarters Shimoga 52 km

Villages closest to Kodlu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kodlu village had a population of 451. That makes it the 108th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Kodlu village has 213 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kodlu has about 1117 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Kodlu is 577432. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kodlu covers 461.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kodlu falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kodlu is Arasalu, about 42 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kodlu.

Kodlu is about 52 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kodlu is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Tirthahalli is about 8.2 km away. Someshwar is about 21 km away. Arasalu is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bogarukoppa (under 2 km), Guddekoppa (1.5 km) and Balagodu (1.6 km).

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

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