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About Kadthala Village

Kadthala is a large village in Karkal tehsil, in the district of Udupi, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,349, made up of 1,159 males and 1,190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1472.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kadthala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kadthala village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Udupi
Tehsil Karkal
Pincode 574108
Area (hectares) 1472.72 hectares
Population 2,349
Male Population 1,159
Female Population 1,190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kadthala compares

By the 2011 count Kadthala is the 35th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,743 residents. Its 1472.72 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1097.

Getting to Kadthala

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

Kadthala lies about 16 km from Karkal, and the nearest railway station is Udupi, about 22 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 Kadthala
Tehsil headquarters Karkal 16 km
Nearest town Kārkala 16 km
Nearest railway station Udupi 22 km

Villages closest to Kadthala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kadthala village had a population of 2,349. That makes it the 35th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,743 residents.

Kadthala village has 1,159 males and 1,190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kadthala has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1097.

The pincode recorded for Kadthala is 574108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kadthala covers 1472.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kadthala falls under Karkal tehsil of Udupi district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kadthala is Udupi, about 22 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 Kadthala.

Kadthala is about 16 km from Karkal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kadthala is in Karkal tehsil of Udupi district. Karkal is about 16 km away. Kārkala is about 16 km away. Udupi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yellare (2.4 km), Varanga (3.8 km) and Marne (4.6 km).

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

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