About Kanthavara Village

Kanthavara is a large village in Karkal tehsil, in the district of Udupi, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,350, made up of 1,571 males and 1,779 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,132 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1988.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanthavara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanthavara village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Udupi
Tehsil	Karkal
Pincode	574129
Area (hectares)	1988.76 hectares
Population	3,350
Male Population	1,571
Female Population	1,779
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,132
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanthavara compares

By the 2011 count Kanthavara is the 25th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,743 residents. Its 1988.76 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1097.

Getting to Kanthavara

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

Kanthavara lies about 33 km from Udupi, and the nearest railway station is Nandikoor, about 18 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 Kanthavara
Nearest town	Mūdbidri	8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karkal	9.1 km
Nearest railway station	Nandikoor	18 km
District headquarters	Udupi	33 km

Villages closest to Kanthavara

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.

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Common questions about Kanthavara

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanthavara village had a population of 3,350. That makes it the 25th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,743 residents.

Kanthavara village has 1,571 males and 1,779 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanthavara has about 1132 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1097.

The pincode recorded for Kanthavara is 574129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanthavara covers 1988.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanthavara falls under Karkal tehsil of Udupi district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kanthavara is Nandikoor, about 18 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 Kanthavara.

Kanthavara is about 33 km from Udupi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanthavara is in Karkal tehsil of Udupi district. Mūdbidri is about 8.0 km away. Karkal is about 9.1 km away. Nandikoor is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.