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About Kervashe Village

Kervashe is a large village in Karkal tehsil, in the district of Udupi, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,018, made up of 1,490 males and 1,528 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4210.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kervashe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kervashe village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Udupi
Tehsil Karkal
Pincode 574122
Area (hectares) 4210.24 hectares
Population 3,018
Male Population 1,490
Female Population 1,528
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kervashe compares

By the 2011 count Kervashe is the 27th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,743 residents. Its 4210.24 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 Kervashe

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

Kervashe lies about 36 km from Udupi, and the nearest railway station is Nandikoor, about 32 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 Kervashe
Tehsil headquarters Karkal 9.8 km
Nearest town Kārkala 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Nandikoor 32 km
District headquarters Udupi 36 km

Villages closest to Kervashe

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 Kervashe

As per the Census of India 2011, Kervashe village had a population of 3,018. That makes it the 27th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,743 residents.

Kervashe village has 1,490 males and 1,528 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kervashe has about 1026 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 Kervashe is 574122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kervashe covers 4210.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kervashe falls under Karkal tehsil of Udupi district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kervashe is Nandikoor, about 32 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 Kervashe.

Kervashe is about 36 km from Udupi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kervashe is in Karkal tehsil of Udupi district. Karkal is about 9.8 km away. Kārkala is about 9.8 km away. Nandikoor is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jarkala (3.2 km), Mudar (4.2 km) and Mala (4.4 km).

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

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