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Village snapshot
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- LGD code
- 617980
- Pincode
- 571232
- Post office
- Kudige
- Population
- 5,532
- Households
- 1,432
- Literacy rate
- 71.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1011 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,763
- Distance to district centre
- 5 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 15 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 186 km
- Distance to Chennai
- 473 km
- Nearest railway station
- Annechakanahali · 45 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital Kudige · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kudige compares
By population, Kudige ranks #6 of 33 villages in Kushalanagar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
71.9%
+11.4% vs mandal average
- Kudige
- 71.9%
- Kushalanagar mandal
- 60.5%
- Kodagu district
- 74.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,011
−3 vs mandal average
- Kudige
- 1,011
- Kushalanagar mandal
- 1,014
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.8 vs mandal average
- Kudige
- 3.9
- Kushalanagar mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kudige at a glance
Kudige is a village of 5,532 people in 1,432 households (Census 2011) in Kushalanagar taluk, Kodagu district, Karnataka, the 6th-largest of 33 villages in Kushalanagar taluk. Literacy is 72%, 11 points above the taluk average of 61% and the sex ratio is 1,011 women per 1,000 men. It lies 5 km from the Kodagu district centre, 56 km from Ayyankunnu, the nearest town, 45 km from Annechakanahali railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 571232, served by Kudige post office; the LGD village code is 617980. Mapped within or next to the village: bank. The village votes in Arkalgud assembly constituency, represented by MLA A. Manju. The population is estimated at 6,522 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kudige →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kudige · this village | 5,532 | 72% | — |
| Kudige · Tirthahalli | 747 | 83% | 0 km N |
| Dindagadu · Piriyapatna | 1,409 | 71% | 1.3 km E |
| Mallenahalli · Kushalanagar | — | — | 2 km NW |
| Bhuvanagiri · Kushalanagar | — | — | 2.3 km N |
| Rampura · Kushalanagar | — | — | 2.5 km NE |
| Mullusoge · Kushalanagar | 9,189 | 77% | 3.1 km SE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kudige
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 4
- Middle school
- 6
- Secondary school
- 4
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- 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
- KUSHALNAGAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 3
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 36
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 27
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KUDIGE
- Total area (ha)
- 1,487.3
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 449.69
- Forest area (ha)
- 114.17
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kudige
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kudige
- LGD code
- 617980
- Pincode
- 571232
- Post office
- Kudige
- Population (Census 2011)
- 5,532
- Population (projected 2026)
- 6,522
- Households
- 1,432
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1011
- Literacy rate
- 71.9%
- Coordinates
- 12.49126°N, 75.95253°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Hassan
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Arkalgud
- Member of Parliament
- Shreyas M. Patel
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- A. Manju
- Block / Mandal
- Kushalanagar
- Nearest bank
- Karnataka Bank (0.3 km)
Getting there
How to reach Kudige
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bengaluru186 kmcapital
- Chennai473 km
- Hyderabad608 km
- Mumbai803 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationAnnechakanahali45 km
- Bus stopBus stand4 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital Kudige<1 km
- ATM / bankKarnataka Bank<1 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil<1 km
- CollegeGovernment Pre University College<1 km
- Police stationRural Police Station26 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- Government Hospital Kudigeunder 1 km
- Bank / ATM
- Karnataka Bankunder 1 km
- Petrol pump
- Indian Oilunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Bank
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Kudige
1 Temple, 1 Mosque mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Kudige
4 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 571232
- KudumangaloreKushalanagar mandal9,346 pop
- ThorenurKushalanagar mandal3,821 pop
- SirangalaKushalanagar mandal2,198 pop
- HulseKushalanagar mandal1,414 pop
- MarurKushalanagar mandal1,153 pop
- ManajurKushalanagar mandal1,096 pop
- NalluruKushalanagar mandal849 pop
- ChikkathurKushalanagar mandal156 pop
- 6ne HosakoteKushalanagar mandal
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Other villages named Kudige
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Villages near Kudige
Other villages in Kushalanagar mandal
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- Mullusoge
- Ulugulli
- Nelliyahadikeri
- Belluru
- Cherala Srimangala
- Thorenur
- Andagove
- 7 Th Hosakote
- Siddalingapura
- Baichanalli
- Basavana Halli
- Moduru
- Abyathamangala
- Attur Nallur
- Sirangala
- Kedakal Negadal
- Rangasamudra
- Nanjarayapatna
- Hulse
- Nakur Sirangala
- Marur
- Kudlurchettalli
- Manajur
- Horur
- Herur
- Kanbylu Baichanalli
- Nalluru
- Irale Valamudi
- Rasulpura
- Haleri
- Chikkathur
- 2ne Kudluru
- 6ne Hosakote
- Alliluguppe
- Andnipura
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)