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About Nidgod Village

Nidgod is a mid sized village in Siddapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 612, made up of 307 males and 305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 741.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581355, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nidgod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nidgod village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Siddapur
Pincode 581355
Area (hectares) 741.64 hectares
Population 612
Male Population 307
Female Population 305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nidgod compares

By the 2011 count Nidgod is the 37th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 427 residents. Its 741.64 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Nidgod

Nidgod is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nidgod as Available within <5 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 Nidgod from other places

Nidgod lies about 44 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Talaguppa, about 23 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 Nidgod
Tehsil headquarters Siddapur 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Talaguppa 23 km
Nearest town Sirsi 23 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 44 km

Villages closest to Nidgod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nidgod village had a population of 612. That makes it the 37th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 427 residents.

Nidgod village has 307 males and 305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nidgod has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Nidgod is 581355. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nidgod covers 741.64 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.

Nidgod falls under Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nidgod is Talaguppa, about 23 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nidgod.

Nidgod is about 44 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nidgod is in Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Siddapur is about 8.3 km away. Talaguppa is about 23 km away. Sirsi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mandlikoppa (under 2 km), Heggodmane (under 2 km) and Tumbargod (under 2 km).

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

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