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About Kadgod Village

Kadgod is a small village in Sirsi tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 305, made up of 149 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kadgod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kadgod village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Sirsi
Pincode 581318
Area (hectares) 272.82 hectares
Population 305
Male Population 149
Female Population 156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kadgod compares

By the 2011 count Kadgod is the 145th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 272.82 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 988.

Getting to Kadgod

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

Kadgod lies about 23 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Mirjan, about 40 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 Kadgod
Tehsil headquarters Sirsi 7.7 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 23 km
Nearest railway station Mirjan 40 km

Villages closest to Kadgod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kadgod village had a population of 305. That makes it the 145th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Kadgod village has 149 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kadgod has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Kadgod is 581318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kadgod covers 272.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kadgod falls under Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kadgod is Mirjan, about 40 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 Kadgod.

Kadgod is about 23 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kadgod is in Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Sirsi is about 7.7 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 23 km away. Mirjan is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balegadde (under 2 km), Karjigimane (under 2 km) and Kalve (2.0 km).

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

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