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- LGD code
- 602610
- Pincode
- 581400
- Post office
- Kaiga
- Population
- 238
- Households
- 52
- Literacy rate
- 52.1%
- Sex ratio
- 967 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 128
- Distance to district centre
- 47 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 13 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 399 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 498 km
- Nearest railway station
- Harwada · 24 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Kadra Primary Health Center · 12 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kaiga compares
By population, Kaiga ranks #45 of 51 villages in Karwar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
52.1%
−26.3% vs mandal average
- Kaiga
- 52.1%
- Karwar mandal
- 78.4%
- Uttara Kannada district
- 75.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
967
−9 vs mandal average
- Kaiga
- 967
- Karwar mandal
- 976
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.8 vs mandal average
- Kaiga
- 4.6
- Karwar mandal
- 3.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kaiga at a glance
Kaiga is a village of 238 people in 52 households (Census 2011) in Karwar taluk, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, the 45th-largest of 51 villages in Karwar taluk. Literacy is 52%, 26 points below the taluk average of 78% and the sex ratio is 967 women per 1,000 men. It lies 47 km from the Uttara Kannada district centre, 58 km from Haldipur, the nearest town, 24 km from Harwada railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 581400, served by Kaiga post office; the LGD village code is 602610. The nearest hospital or health centre is Kadra Primary Health Center, 12 km away. The village votes in Haliyal assembly constituency, represented by MLA Deshpande Raghunath. The population is estimated at 281 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Mallapur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiga · this village | 238 | 52% | — |
| Balemane · Karwar | 150 | 70% | 5.4 km N |
| Bare · Yellapur | 877 | 64% | 6 km SE |
| Mavinamane · Yellapur | 1,748 | 71% | 9.5 km E |
| Benadaguli · Yellapur | 238 | 72% | 10.7 km SE |
| Kadra · Karwar | 3,250 | 78% | 12.1 km NW |
| Kodlagadde · Ankola | 943 | 81% | 13.3 km E |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kaiga
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- Yes
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- YELLAPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 72
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 72
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MALLAPUR
- Total area (ha)
- 4,055.88
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 10.9
- Forest area (ha)
- 3,779.39
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kaiga
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kaiga
- LGD code
- 602610
- Pincode
- 581400
- Post office
- Kaiga
- Population (Census 2011)
- 238
- Population (projected 2026)
- 281
- Households
- 52
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 967
- Literacy rate
- 52.1%
- Coordinates
- 14.85417°N, 74.44585°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Uttara Kannada
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Haliyal
- Member of Parliament
- Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Deshpande Raghunath
- Block / Mandal
- Karwar
Getting there
How to reach Kaiga
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bengaluru399 kmcapital
- Mumbai498 km
- Hyderabad515 km
- Chennai659 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationHarwada24 km
- Bus stopBare6 km
- Hospital / PHCKadra Primary Health Center12 km
- ATM / bankVijaya Bank ATM26 km
- Petrol pumpDeShiKa Fuel Station20 km
- CollegeGovernment First Grade College49 km
- Police stationPolice station48 km
Same pincode
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View all 60+ →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)