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About Kadnir Village

Kadnir is a mid sized village in Honavar tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 544, made up of 277 males and 267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1777.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581338, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kadnir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kadnir village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Honavar
Pincode 581338
Area (hectares) 1777.7 hectares
Population 544
Male Population 277
Female Population 267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kadnir compares

By the 2011 count Kadnir is the 58th 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 1777.7 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Kadnir

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

How far is Kadnir from other places

Kadnir lies about 29 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kumta, about 12 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 Kadnir
Nearest railway station Kumta 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Honavar 16 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 29 km

Villages closest to Kadnir

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 Kadnir

As per the Census of India 2011, Kadnir village had a population of 544. That makes it the 58th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents.

Kadnir village has 277 males and 267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kadnir has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Kadnir is 581338. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kadnir covers 1777.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kadnir is Kumta, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kadnir.

Kadnir is about 29 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kadnir is in Honavar tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Kumta is about 12 km away. Honavar is about 16 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hodke Shiroor (2.9 km), Shirkur (4.8 km) and Chandavar (5.4 km).

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

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