Kolnadu village, Bantval taluk | Pincode 574323

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LGD code: 617575
Pincode: 574323
Post office: Manchi
Population: 12,201
Households: 2,273
Literacy rate: 76.5%
Sex ratio: 1022 ♀/1000♂
Workers: 6,818
Distance to district centre: 26 km
Distance to mandal centre: 6 km
Distance to Bengaluru: 278 km
Distance to Chennai: 568 km
Nearest railway station: Bantawal · 2 km
Nearest hospital / PHC: Sri Navadurga Clinic · 1 km

Census 2011 · in context

How Kolnadu compares

By population, Kolnadu ranks #1 of 65 villages in Bantval mandal — the largest.

Literacy rate

76.5%

−0.3% vs mandal average

Kolnadu: 76.5%
Bantval mandal: 76.8%
Dakshina Kannada district: 79.7%

Sex ratio

♀ per 1000 ♂

1,022

+8 vs mandal average

Kolnadu: 1,022
Bantval mandal: 1,014

Household size

people per home

5.4

+0.3 vs mandal average

Kolnadu: 5.4
Bantval mandal: 5.1

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

Kolnadu at a glance

Kolnadu is a village of 12,201 people in 2,273 households (Census 2011) in Bantval taluk, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, the largest of 65 villages in Bantval taluk. Literacy is 77%, about the same as the taluk average of 77% and the sex ratio is 1,022 women per 1,000 men. It lies 26 km from the Dakshina Kannada district centre, 21 km from Beluvai, the nearest town, 2 km from Bantawal railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 574323, served by Manchi post office; the LGD village code is 617575. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sri Navadurga Clinic, 1 km away. The village votes in Bantval assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajesh Naik U. The population is estimated at 14,385 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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village	Population	Literacy	Distance
Kolnadu · this village	12,201	77%	—
Naringana · Ullala	6,562	79%	0 km N
Phajeer · Ullala	6,550	78%	0 km N
Amtady · Bantval	5,574	78%	0 km N
Kepu · Bantval	6,166	81%	0 km N
Golthamajal · Bantval	6,377	78%	0 km N
Vittalpadanur · Bantval	6,589	77%	0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kolnadu

Treated tap water: No
Untreated tap water: Yes
Well water: Yes
Hand pump: Yes
Tube well / borewell: Yes
Primary school: 9
Middle school: 9
Secondary school: 2
Senior secondary: 1
Degree college: 0
Primary health centre: 1
Health sub-centre: 3
Community health centre: 0
Dispensary: 0
Veterinary hospital: 1
Post office: Yes
Sub post office: No
Commercial bank: No
Cooperative bank: No
ATM: No
Public bus service: Yes
Private bus service: Yes
Railway station: No
Pucca (paved) road: Yes
Anganwadi centre: Yes
ASHA worker: Yes
Fair-price shop: Yes
Mandi / regular market: No
Weekly haat: No
Nearest statutory town: BANTVAL
Distance to nearest town (km): 22
Distance to district HQ (km): 44
Distance to sub-district HQ (km): 22
All-weather road: Yes
Gram panchayat (2011): KOLANDU
Total area (ha): 2,351.95
Irrigated area (ha): 497.4
Forest area (ha): 170

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Kolnadu

LGD code: 617575
Pincode: 574323
Post office: Manchi
Population (Census 2011): 12,201
Population (projected 2026): 14,385
Households: 2,273
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males): 1022
Literacy rate: 76.5%
Coordinates: 12.90000°N, 75.03000°E
Lok Sabha constituency: Dakshina Kannada
Vidhan Sabha constituency: Bantval
Member of Parliament: Brijesh Chowta
Member of Legislative Assembly: Rajesh Naik U
Block / Mandal: Bantval
Nearest railway station: Harebetta (64.8 km)

Demographics — Census 2011 + 2026 estimate + NFHS-5

Population, education, health & sanitation

India's last full census was 2011 · 2026 figures are RGI projections · NFHS-5 (2019-21) covers the Dakshina Kannada district level

Then & Now

Kolnadu — Census 2011 to projected 2026

Population · 2011

12,201

Census 2011 baseline

+17.9%

Population · 2026

14,385

RGI / state CAGR projection

Households · 2011

2,273

Census 2011 baseline

+17.9%

Households · 2026

2,680

RGI / state CAGR projection

2011 = decadal Census of India. 2026 = forward-projection from state-level CAGR — working estimate, refines when the next Census publishes.

Census 2011

Canonical baseline · last full census · village-level

Population: 12,201Census 2011
Households: 2,273Census 2011
Literacy rate: 76.5%Census 2011
Sex ratio: 1022 ♀/1000♂Census 2011

2026 estimate

Projected from 2011 + state CAGR · live ECI electorate

Est. population: 14,3852026 proj. · +17.9% vs 2011
Est. households: 2,6802026 projection
Active job cards: 67,347MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
HHs worked (FY): 23,563MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
State electorate: 5,37,39,456ECI Lok Sabha 2024 final roll

NFHS-5 (2019-21)

National Family Health Survey · district overlay

Sex ratio @ birth: 1,038NFHS-5 district
Female literacy: 92.7%NFHS-5 district
Electricity: 99.8%NFHS-5 district
Improved sanitation: 97.1%NFHS-5 district
Children vaccinated: —NFHS-5 district
Anaemia (women): 38.8%NFHS-5 district

Post-2011 updates

Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes

Tap water at homedistrict level: 70.9%Jal Jeevan Mission · Dec 2023 · Dakshina Kannada district
Rural houses builtdistrict level: 1,46,837PMAY-G · 1,46,837 of 9,44,140 sanctioned · Mar 2025 · Dakshina Kannada district
Toilets builtdistrict level: 3,93,278Swachh Bharat Mission - Gramin · Dec 2023 · Dakshina Kannada district

Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.

Boundary & surroundings

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Notable places near Kolnadu · Dakshina Kannada district area

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Transport

Railway · station
Harebetta
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Getting there

How to reach Kolnadu

Mandal centre

Bantval · ≈ 5.9 km

≈ 12 min by car · 14 min by bike

Directions

District centre

Dakshina Kannada · ≈ 26 km

≈ 53 min by car · 1 h 3 min by bike

Directions

Nearest town · 10,220 people

Beluvai · ≈ 21 km

≈ 43 min by car · 51 min by bike

Directions

Distance to cities · straight line

Bengaluru278 kmcapital
Chennai568 km
Hyderabad622 km
Mumbai724 km

Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region

Railway stationBantawal2 km
Bus stopB C Road Bus Station2 km
Hospital / PHCSri Navadurga Clinic1 km
ATM / bankIndian Overseas Bank1 km
Petrol pumpIndian Oil Petrol Pump1 km
CollegeGovernment First Grade College<1 km
Police stationKadri Police Station19 km

Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Kolnadu

8 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

🛕Kashi MuttTemple1.3 km ↗
🛕Mahalingeshwara TempleTemple1.4 km ↗
🛕Shri vanadurga tatha jalantargata naga sanidyatempleTemple1.9 km ↗
🛕Rakteshwari TempleTemple2.1 km ↗
🛕Loretto ChurchTemple2.5 km ↗
🛕Church of Most Holy Saviour, AgrarTemple2.9 km ↗
🛕Vinayaka Shankara Narayana Durgamba TempleTemple3.4 km ↗
🛕Shri Vinayaka Shankaranarayana Durgamba TempleTemple3.4 km ↗

Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Kolnadu

5 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.

🎓Government First Grade CollegeCollege<1 km ↗
🏫SVS Primary SchoolSchool<1 km ↗
🎓Alva’s Homoeopathic Medical CollegeCollege2.1 km ↗
🎓Government PolytechnicCollege2.3 km ↗
🎓Government Pre University CollegeCollege2.6 km ↗

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Lead story

September 2026

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Ex-soldier, daughter killed during property dispute in Karnataka

Reported by The Siasat Daily.

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Karnataka ‘pseudo-Naxal’ held over threat linked to local polls, land dispute

Reported by The Indian Express.

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Karnataka launches village-level water budgeting to strengthen water security

Reported by Udayavani.

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Gowri Ganesha Habba

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Vinayaka installation on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi. Madhyahna puja muhurat 11:

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Hartalika Teej

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Married women observe a nirjala (waterless) fast for the well-being of their hus

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Rishi Panchami

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Observed the day after Ganesh Chaturthi. Traditional fast honouring the Saptarsh

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Vishwakarma Puja

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Craftsmen, mechanics, factory workers, drivers and shopkeepers honour Vishwakarm

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Radha Ashtami

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Birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi; observed as a national holiday.

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News from Dakshina Kannada & Karnataka

Recent reporting about this district and state, from the press. Headlines link to the publisher.

Ex-soldier, daughter killed during property dispute in Karnataka
The Siasat Daily21h ago
Karnataka ‘pseudo-Naxal’ held over threat linked to local polls, land dispute
The Indian Express23h ago
Karnataka launches village-level water budgeting to strengthen water security
Udayavani3 days ago
Karnataka HC asks SEC to go ahead with panchayat polls after State says ward formation, reservation complete
Bar and Bench5 days ago
This farmhouse in Karnataka's village of Tulasigeri is a testament to modest living
Architectural Digest India5 days ago
Karnataka govt to move Supreme Court against Centre for withholding Rs 2,186 crore panchayats grants
Deccan Herald6 days ago

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People often ask about Kolnadu

What is the pincode of Kolnadu?

The pincode of Kolnadu, Bantval taluk, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka is 574323. The post office is Manchi.

Which post office delivers to Kolnadu?

Mail for Kolnadu is delivered through Manchi post office, pincode 574323, in Bantval taluk, Dakshina Kannada district. Use the full village name and the pincode on envelopes and courier forms.

In which district is Kolnadu located?

Kolnadu is a village in Bantval taluk of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, India.

What is the population of Kolnadu as per Census 2011?

As per the 2011 Census, Kolnadu village has a population of 12,201 across 2,273 households.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kolnadu in?

Kolnadu falls under the Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency (PC #17) of Karnataka.

Which Vidhan Sabha (assembly) constituency is Kolnadu in?

Kolnadu falls under the Bantval assembly constituency (AC #205) of Karnataka.

What is the literacy rate in Kolnadu?

The Census 2011 literacy rate for Kolnadu village is 76.5%.

What is the sex ratio in Kolnadu?

The Census 2011 sex ratio for Kolnadu village is 1022 females per 1,000 males.

What is the nearest railway station to Kolnadu?

The nearest railway station to Kolnadu is Harebetta (~64.8 km).

What government schemes are applicable for residents of Kolnadu?

12 schemes currently match residents of Kolnadu, including Anna Bhagya, Gruha Lakshmi, Shakti (Free Bus Travel for Women). Eligibility, benefits, and apply links are listed on the village page.

How far is Kolnadu from Dakshina Kannada district centre?

Kolnadu is approximately 26 km (straight-line) from the centre of Dakshina Kannada district. See "How to reach" on the village page for directions.

What is the LGD code of Kolnadu?

The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Kolnadu village is 617575.

Which is the nearest town to Kolnadu?

Beluvai (population 10,220, Census 2011) is the nearest large settlement, about 21 km from Kolnadu in a straight line.

How big is Kolnadu compared to other villages in Bantval taluk?

Kolnadu ranks 1 of 65 villages in Bantval taluk by Census 2011 population (12,201 residents) — it is the largest village in the taluk.

How far is Kolnadu from Bengaluru?

Kolnadu is about 278 km from Bengaluru in a straight line (the state capital of Karnataka); by road expect roughly 361 km.

How far is Kolnadu from Chennai?

Kolnadu is about 568 km from Chennai in a straight line; by road expect roughly 739 km.

Which is the nearest railway station to Kolnadu?

Bantawal is the nearest railway station to Kolnadu, about 2 km away in a straight line (OpenStreetMap). By road expect roughly 3 km.

Which is the nearest bus stop to Kolnadu?

B C Road Bus Station is the nearest bus stop to Kolnadu, about 2 km away in a straight line (OpenStreetMap). By road expect roughly 3 km.

Which is the nearest hospital or health centre to Kolnadu?

Sri Navadurga Clinic is the nearest hospital or health centre to Kolnadu, about 1 km away in a straight line (OpenStreetMap). By road expect roughly 2 km.

Which is the nearest ATM or bank to Kolnadu?

Indian Overseas Bank is the nearest ATM or bank to Kolnadu, about 1 km away in a straight line (OpenStreetMap). By road expect roughly 2 km.

Which is the nearest petrol pump to Kolnadu?

Indian Oil Petrol Pump is the nearest petrol pump to Kolnadu, about 1 km away in a straight line (OpenStreetMap). By road expect roughly 1 km.

Who is the MLA of Kolnadu?

Kolnadu falls under Bantval assembly constituency (AC 205). The sitting MLA is Rajesh Naik U (BJP).

Who is the MP for Kolnadu?

Kolnadu is in Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency. The sitting Member of Parliament is Brijesh Chowta (BJP).

Which schools and colleges are near Kolnadu?

Within 5 km of Kolnadu: Government First Grade College (under 1 km), SVS Primary School (under 1 km), Alva’s Homoeopathic Medical College (2.1 km), Government Polytechnic (2.3 km) and 1 more, as mapped by OpenStreetMap.

What is the population of Kolnadu in 2026?

Kolnadu is estimated at 14,385 people in 2026, up about 18% from 12,201 in the 2011 Census (projection from the state growth rate; the next Census will replace it).

Which agro-climatic zone is Kolnadu in?

Karnataka falls in the Southern Plateau and Hills zone (rice, cotton, groundnut, millets, chillies) and the West Coast Plains and Ghats zone (rice, coconut, spices, rubber, plantation crops) of the ICAR classification; Kolnadu in Dakshina Kannada district shares that zone's cropping pattern and rainfall regime.

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Sources & freshness

Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)