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About Kadkod Village

Kadkod is a small village in Kumta tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 71, made up of 41 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 732 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kadkod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kadkod village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Kumta
Pincode 581334
Area (hectares) 352.5 hectares
Population 71
Male Population 41
Female Population 30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 732
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kadkod compares

By the 2011 count Kadkod is the 104th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 352.5 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kadkod

Kadkod is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kadkod 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kadkod from other places

Kadkod lies about 35 km from Uttara Kannada. 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 Kadkod
Tehsil headquarters Kumta 5.3 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 35 km

Villages closest to Kadkod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kadkod village had a population of 71. That makes it the 104th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Kadkod village has 41 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kadkod has about 732 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

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

Kadkod covers 352.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kadkod falls under Kumta tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The census record for Kadkod notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kadkod.

Kadkod 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.

Kadkod is in Kumta tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Kumta is about 5.3 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 Kadekodi (under 2 km), Math (under 2 km) and Kundguni (under 2 km).

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

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