About Nilkod Village

Nilkod is a mid sized village in Honavar tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 779, made up of 400 males and 379 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 688.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nilkod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nilkod village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Uttara Kannada
Tehsil	Honavar
Pincode	581334
Area (hectares)	688.04 hectares
Population	779
Male Population	400
Female Population	379
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
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 Nilkod compares

By the 2011 count Nilkod is the 47th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents. Its 688.04 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Nilkod

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

Nilkod lies about 37 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Honnavar, about 6.3 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 Nilkod
Nearest railway station	Honnavar	6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Honavar	7.5 km
Nearest town	Kumta	13 km
District headquarters	Uttara Kannada	37 km

Villages closest to Nilkod

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.

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Common questions about Nilkod

As per the Census of India 2011, Nilkod village had a population of 779. That makes it the 47th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents.

Nilkod village has 400 males and 379 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nilkod has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

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

Nilkod covers 688.04 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Nilkod is Honnavar, about 6.3 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 Nilkod.

Nilkod is about 37 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nilkod is in Honavar tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Honnavar is about 6.3 km away. Honavar is about 7.5 km away. Kumta is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.