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About Kodkani Village

Kodkani is a mid sized village in Kumta tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,963, made up of 979 males and 984 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581333, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kodkani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kodkani village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Kumta
Pincode 581333
Area (hectares) 252.81 hectares
Population 1,963
Male Population 979
Female Population 984
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kodkani compares

By the 2011 count Kodkani is the 17th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 252.81 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kodkani

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

How far is Kodkani from other places

Kodkani lies about 25 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Mirjan, about 2.0 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 Kodkani
Nearest railway station Mirjan 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kumta 6.9 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 25 km

Villages closest to Kodkani

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 Kodkani

As per the Census of India 2011, Kodkani village had a population of 1,963. That makes it the 17th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Kodkani village has 979 males and 984 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kodkani has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kodkani is 581333. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kodkani covers 252.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kodkani is Mirjan, about 2.0 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 10+ km distance for Kodkani.

Kodkani 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.

Kodkani is in Kumta tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Mirjan is about 2.0 km away. Kumta is about 6.9 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 Aigalkurve (under 2 km), Chatrakurve (under 2 km) and Pattubele (under 2 km).

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

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