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About Kandavara Village

Kandavara is a large village in Kundapura tehsil, in the district of Udupi, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,357, made up of 1,582 males and 1,775 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,122 females per 1000 males. The village covers 761.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 576217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandavara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandavara village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Udupi
Tehsil Kundapura
Pincode 576217
Area (hectares) 761.48 hectares
Population 3,357
Male Population 1,582
Female Population 1,775
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,122
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kandavara compares

By the 2011 count Kandavara is the 39th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,651 residents. Its 761.48 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1162.

Getting to Kandavara

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

Kandavara lies about 31 km from Udupi, and the nearest railway station is Kundapura, about under 2 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 Kandavara
Nearest railway station Kundapura under 2 km
District headquarters Udupi 31 km

Villages closest to Kandavara

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 Kandavara

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandavara village had a population of 3,357. That makes it the 39th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,651 residents.

Kandavara village has 1,582 males and 1,775 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandavara has about 1122 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 Kandavara is 576217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandavara covers 761.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandavara falls under Kundapura tehsil of Udupi district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kandavara is Kundapura, about under 2 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 Kandavara.

Kandavara 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.

Kandavara is in Kundapura tehsil of Udupi district. Kundapura is about under 2 km away. Udupi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koni (1.9 km), Kalavara (2.0 km) and Basrur (2.2 km).

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

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