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About Kedinje Village

Kedinje is a mid sized village in Karkal tehsil, in the district of Udupi, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 864, made up of 420 males and 444 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kedinje Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kedinje village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Udupi
Tehsil Karkal
Pincode 574110
Area (hectares) 284.36 hectares
Population 864
Male Population 420
Female Population 444
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kedinje compares

By the 2011 count Kedinje is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,743 residents. Its 284.36 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1097.

Getting to Kedinje

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

Kedinje lies about 24 km from Udupi, and the nearest railway station is Nandikoor, about 12 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 Kedinje
Tehsil headquarters Karkal 10 km
Nearest town Kārkala 10 km
Nearest railway station Nandikoor 12 km
District headquarters Udupi 24 km

Villages closest to Kedinje

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 Kedinje

As per the Census of India 2011, Kedinje village had a population of 864. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,743 residents.

Kedinje village has 420 males and 444 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kedinje has about 1057 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 Kedinje is 574110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kedinje covers 284.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kedinje falls under Karkal tehsil of Udupi district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kedinje is Nandikoor, about 12 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 Kedinje.

Kedinje is about 24 km from Udupi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kedinje is in Karkal tehsil of Udupi district. Karkal is about 10 km away. Kārkala is about 10 km away. Nandikoor is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandalike (under 2 km), Bola (3.0 km) and Belman (3.3 km).

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

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