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About Kangod Village

Kangod is a mid sized village in Sirsi tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 640, made up of 326 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 429.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581340, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kangod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kangod village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Sirsi
Pincode 581340
Area (hectares) 429.33 hectares
Population 640
Male Population 326
Female Population 314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kangod compares

By the 2011 count Kangod is the 58th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 429.33 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 988.

Getting to Kangod

Kangod is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kangod as Available within <5 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 Kangod from other places

Kangod lies about 31 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Talaguppa, 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 Kangod
Tehsil headquarters Sirsi 6.9 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 31 km
Nearest railway station Talaguppa 40 km

Villages closest to Kangod

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 Kangod

As per the Census of India 2011, Kangod village had a population of 640. That makes it the 58th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Kangod village has 326 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kangod has about 963 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 988.

The pincode recorded for Kangod is 581340. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kangod covers 429.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kangod is Talaguppa, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kangod.

Kangod is about 31 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kangod is in Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Sirsi is about 6.9 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 31 km away. Talaguppa 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 Mashigadde (under 2 km), Karsulli (2.2 km) and Padageri (2.2 km).

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

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