About Kasarkod Village

Kasarkod is one of the larger villages in Honavar tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,036, made up of 3,958 males and 4,078 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 391.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581342, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kasarkod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kasarkod village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Uttara Kannada
Tehsil	Honavar
Pincode	581342
Area (hectares)	391.23 hectares
Population	8,036
Male Population	3,958
Female Population	4,078
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,030
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 Kasarkod compares

By the 2011 count Kasarkod is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents. Its 391.23 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Kasarkod

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

Kasarkod lies about 47 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Honnavar, about 8.1 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 Kasarkod
Tehsil headquarters	Honavar	3.9 km
Nearest railway station	Honnavar	8.1 km
Nearest town	Kumta	20 km
District headquarters	Uttara Kannada	47 km

Villages closest to Kasarkod

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 Kasarkod

As per the Census of India 2011, Kasarkod village had a population of 8,036. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents.

Kasarkod village has 3,958 males and 4,078 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kasarkod has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Kasarkod is 581342. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kasarkod covers 391.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Kasarkod is Honnavar, about 8.1 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 Kasarkod.

Kasarkod is about 47 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kasarkod is in Honavar tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Honavar is about 3.9 km away. Honnavar is about 8.1 km away. Kumta is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.