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About Kumbashi Village

Kumbashi is one of the larger villages in Kundapura tehsil, in the district of Udupi, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,585, made up of 2,692 males and 2,893 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 451.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 576257, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumbashi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumbashi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Udupi
Tehsil Kundapura
Pincode 576257
Area (hectares) 451.13 hectares
Population 5,585
Male Population 2,692
Female Population 2,893
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,075
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kumbashi compares

By the 2011 count Kumbashi is the 14th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,651 residents. Its 451.13 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1162.

Getting to Kumbashi

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

How far is Kumbashi from other places

Kumbashi lies about 26 km from Udupi, and the nearest railway station is Kundapura, about 6.5 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 Kumbashi
Nearest railway station Kundapura 6.5 km
District headquarters Udupi 26 km

Villages closest to Kumbashi

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.

Common questions about Kumbashi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumbashi village had a population of 5,585. That makes it the 14th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,651 residents.

Kumbashi village has 2,692 males and 2,893 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumbashi has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1162.

The pincode recorded for Kumbashi is 576257. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumbashi covers 451.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kumbashi falls under Kundapura tehsil of Udupi district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kumbashi is Kundapura, about 6.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kumbashi.

Kumbashi is about 26 km from Udupi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumbashi is in Kundapura tehsil of Udupi district. Kundapura is about 6.5 km away. Udupi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopadi (under 2 km), Thekkatte (under 2 km) and Vakwadi (2.1 km).

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

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