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About Kuchchur Village

Kuchchur is a large village in Karkal tehsil, in the district of Udupi, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,354, made up of 1,180 males and 1,174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1731.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 576112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuchchur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuchchur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Udupi
Tehsil Karkal
Pincode 576112
Area (hectares) 1731.12 hectares
Population 2,354
Male Population 1,180
Female Population 1,174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuchchur compares

By the 2011 count Kuchchur is the 34th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,743 residents. Its 1731.12 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 1097.

Getting to Kuchchur

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

Kuchchur lies about 31 km from Udupi, and the nearest railway station is Barkur, about 24 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 Kuchchur
Nearest town Someshwar 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Barkur 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Karkal 30 km
District headquarters Udupi 31 km

Villages closest to Kuchchur

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 Kuchchur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuchchur village had a population of 2,354. That makes it the 34th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,743 residents.

Kuchchur village has 1,180 males and 1,174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuchchur has about 995 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 1097.

The pincode recorded for Kuchchur is 576112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuchchur covers 1731.12 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.

Kuchchur falls under Karkal tehsil of Udupi district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kuchchur is Barkur, about 24 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kuchchur.

Kuchchur is about 31 km from Udupi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuchchur is in Karkal tehsil of Udupi district. Someshwar is about 9.0 km away. Barkur is about 24 km away. Karkal is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belenje (2.0 km), Chara (2.2 km) and Hebri (3.1 km).

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

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