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About Kandavalli Village

Kandavalli is a small village in Kumta tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 494, made up of 241 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 544.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandavalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandavalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Kumta
Pincode 581323
Area (hectares) 544.3 hectares
Population 494
Male Population 241
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandavalli compares

By the 2011 count Kandavalli is the 63rd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 544.3 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kandavalli

Kandavalli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kandavalli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kandavalli from other places

Kandavalli lies about 25 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 Kandavalli
Nearest railway station Kumta 12 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 25 km

Villages closest to Kandavalli

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 Kandavalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandavalli village had a population of 494. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Kandavalli village has 241 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandavalli has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kandavalli is 581323. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandavalli covers 544.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kandavalli 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 10+ km distance for Kandavalli.

Kandavalli is about 25 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandavalli is in Kumta tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Kumta is about 12 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malwalli (1.6 km), Divalli (2.2 km) and Santagal (2.5 km).

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

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