About Nadpalu Village

Nadpalu is a large village in Karkal tehsil, in the district of Udupi, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,478, made up of 1,172 males and 1,306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,114 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13791.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 576112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nadpalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nadpalu village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Udupi
Tehsil	Karkal
Pincode	576112
Area (hectares)	13791.86 hectares
Population	2,478
Male Population	1,172
Female Population	1,306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,114
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nadpalu compares

By the 2011 count Nadpalu is the 31st largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,743 residents. Its 13791.86 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 Nadpalu

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

Nadpalu lies about 37 km from Udupi, and the nearest railway station is Barkur, about 33 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 Nadpalu
Nearest town	Someshwar	4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karkal	27 km
Nearest railway station	Barkur	33 km
District headquarters	Udupi	37 km

Villages closest to Nadpalu

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 Nadpalu

As per the Census of India 2011, Nadpalu village had a population of 2,478. That makes it the 31st largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,743 residents.

Nadpalu village has 1,172 males and 1,306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nadpalu has about 1114 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1097.

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

Nadpalu covers 13791.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nadpalu falls under Karkal tehsil of Udupi district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nadpalu is Barkur, about 33 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 Nadpalu.

Nadpalu is about 37 km from Udupi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nadpalu is in Karkal tehsil of Udupi district. Someshwar is about 4.6 km away. Karkal is about 27 km away. Barkur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.