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About Kurigadde Village

Kurigadde is a mid sized village in Kumta tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 559, made up of 295 males and 264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 446.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurigadde Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurigadde village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Kumta
Pincode 581440
Area (hectares) 446.36 hectares
Population 559
Male Population 295
Female Population 264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurigadde compares

By the 2011 count Kurigadde is the 57th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 446.36 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 Kurigadde

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

How far is Kurigadde from other places

Kurigadde lies about 26 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kumta, about 19 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 Kurigadde
Nearest railway station Kumta 19 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 26 km

Villages closest to Kurigadde

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 Kurigadde

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurigadde village had a population of 559. That makes it the 57th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Kurigadde village has 295 males and 264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurigadde has about 895 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 Kurigadde is 581440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurigadde covers 446.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kurigadde is Kumta, about 19 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 village for Kurigadde.

Kurigadde is about 26 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurigadde is in Kumta tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Kumta is about 19 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mudgi (under 2 km), Basolli (under 2 km) and Mudnalli (1.7 km).

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

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