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About Kodsani Village

Kodsani is a mid sized village in Ankola tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 587, made up of 310 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 550.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581357, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kodsani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kodsani village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Ankola
Pincode 581357
Area (hectares) 550.17 hectares
Population 587
Male Population 310
Female Population 277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kodsani compares

By the 2011 count Kodsani is the 41st largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 979 residents. Its 550.17 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Kodsani

Kodsani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kodsani as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kodsani from other places

Kodsani lies about 20 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Gokarna Road, about 2.6 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 Kodsani
Nearest railway station Gokarna Road 2.6 km
Nearest town Gokarna 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ankola 11 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 20 km

Villages closest to Kodsani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kodsani village had a population of 587. That makes it the 41st largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 979 residents.

Kodsani village has 310 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kodsani has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Kodsani is 581357. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kodsani covers 550.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kodsani falls under Ankola tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kodsani is Gokarna Road, about 2.6 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 10+ km distance for Kodsani.

Kodsani is about 20 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kodsani is in Ankola tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Gokarna Road is about 2.6 km away. Gokarna is about 9.2 km away. Ankola is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mogta (1.7 km), Andle (2.3 km) and Sagadgeri (2.7 km).

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

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