About Kokkodu Village

Kokkodu is a mid sized village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 544, made up of 273 males and 271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 680.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577432, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kokkodu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kokkodu village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Tirthahalli
Pincode	577432
Area (hectares)	680.45 hectares
Population	544
Male Population	273
Female Population	271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	993
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kokkodu compares

By the 2011 count Kokkodu is the 82nd largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 680.45 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Kokkodu

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

Kokkodu lies about 51 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, about 38 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 Kokkodu
Tehsil headquarters	Tirthahalli	8.2 km
Nearest town	Someshwar	25 km
Nearest railway station	Arasalu	38 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	51 km

Villages closest to Kokkodu

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.

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Common questions about Kokkodu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kokkodu village had a population of 544. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Kokkodu village has 273 males and 271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kokkodu has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

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

Kokkodu covers 680.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kokkodu falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kokkodu is Arasalu, about 38 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 Kokkodu.

Kokkodu is about 51 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kokkodu is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Tirthahalli is about 8.2 km away. Someshwar is about 25 km away. Arasalu is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.