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About Kadra Village

Kadra is a large village in Karwar tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,250, made up of 1,648 males and 1,602 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3885.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581396, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kadra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kadra village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Karwar
Pincode 581396
Area (hectares) 3885.49 hectares
Population 3,250
Male Population 1,648
Female Population 1,602
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kadra compares

By the 2011 count Kadra is the 7th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents. Its 3885.49 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 well below the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Kadra

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

Kadra lies about 35 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Karwar, about 20 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 Kadra
Nearest railway station Karwar 20 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 35 km

Villages closest to Kadra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kadra village had a population of 3,250. That makes it the 7th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents.

Kadra village has 1,648 males and 1,602 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kadra has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1019.

The pincode recorded for Kadra is 581396. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kadra covers 3885.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kadra falls under Karwar tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kadra is Karwar, about 20 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 village for Kadra.

Kadra is about 35 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kadra is in Karwar tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Karwar is about 20 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mallapur (2.8 km), Virje (3.0 km) and Gotegali (5.1 km).

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

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