About Kalthodu Village

Kalthodu is one of the larger villages in Kundapura tehsil, in the district of Udupi, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,172, made up of 2,352 males and 2,820 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,199 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4212.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 576219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalthodu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalthodu village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Udupi
Tehsil	Kundapura
Pincode	576219
Area (hectares)	4212.71 hectares
Population	5,172
Male Population	2,352
Female Population	2,820
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,199
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kalthodu compares

By the 2011 count Kalthodu is the 18th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,651 residents. Its 4212.71 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1162.

Getting to Kalthodu

Kalthodu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalthodu 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalthodu from other places

Kalthodu lies about 54 km from Udupi, and the nearest railway station is Bijoor, about 4.7 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 Kalthodu
Nearest railway station	Bijoor	4.7 km
Nearest town	Byndoor	8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kundapura	20 km
District headquarters	Udupi	54 km

Villages closest to Kalthodu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kundapura 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 Kalthodu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalthodu village had a population of 5,172. That makes it the 18th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,651 residents.

Kalthodu village has 2,352 males and 2,820 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalthodu has about 1199 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1162.

The pincode recorded for Kalthodu is 576219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalthodu covers 4212.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalthodu falls under Kundapura tehsil of Udupi district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kalthodu is Bijoor, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Kalthodu.

Kalthodu is about 54 km from Udupi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalthodu is in Kundapura tehsil of Udupi district. Bijoor is about 4.7 km away. Byndoor is about 8.2 km away. Kundapura is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.