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About Adkar Village

Adkar is a small village in Honavar tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 202, made up of 95 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,126 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Adkar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Adkar village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Honavar
Pincode 581334
Area (hectares) 81.17 hectares
Population 202
Male Population 95
Female Population 107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,126
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Adkar compares

By the 2011 count Adkar is the 82nd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents. Its 81.17 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Adkar

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

How far is Adkar from other places

Adkar lies about 46 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Manki, about 10 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 Adkar
Nearest railway station Manki 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Honavar 13 km
Nearest town Kumta 26 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 46 km

Villages closest to Adkar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Adkar village had a population of 202. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents.

Adkar village has 95 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Adkar has about 1126 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Adkar is 581334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Adkar covers 81.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Adkar falls under Honavar tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Adkar is Manki, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Adkar.

Adkar is about 46 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Adkar is in Honavar tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Manki is about 10 km away. Honavar is about 13 km away. Kumta 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 Tumbolli (2.6 km), Herangadi (2.6 km) and Anilgod (2.6 km).

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

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