About Kudige Village

Kudige is a mid sized village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 747, made up of 381 males and 366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 531.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kudige Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kudige village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Tirthahalli
Pincode	577226
Area (hectares)	531.32 hectares
Population	747
Male Population	381
Female Population	366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kudige compares

By the 2011 count Kudige is the 52nd largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 531.32 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 Kudige

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

Kudige lies about 51 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kenchanalu, about 27 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 Kudige
Tehsil headquarters	Tirthahalli	24 km
Nearest railway station	Kenchanalu	27 km
Nearest town	Sāgar	35 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	51 km

Villages closest to Kudige

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 Kudige

As per the Census of India 2011, Kudige village had a population of 747. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Kudige village has 381 males and 366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kudige has about 961 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 Kudige is 577226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kudige covers 531.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kudige falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kudige is Kenchanalu, about 27 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 Kudige.

Kudige 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.

Kudige is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Tirthahalli is about 24 km away. Kenchanalu is about 27 km away. Sāgar is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.