Kalthodu

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Kalthodu
Village
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictUdupi
TalukKundapura
Government
 • BodyVillage Panchayat
Population
 (2011)
 • Total5,172
Languages
 • OfficialKannada, Konkani
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationKA

Kalthodu is a village in the Byndoor taluk of Udupi district. The village was previously part of the Kundapura taluk. As of 2011, Kalthodu has a total population of 5172 people consisting of 2820 male and 539 female residents. The village occupies a total area of 4212.71 hecatres with a population density of 1.228 people per hectare. As of 2011, the total literacy rate was 66.57% which was higher than the national average of 59.5%.[1]

As of 2011, Kalthodu has an employment rate of over 52.11%, 70.17% of whom are employed over 183 days in a year.[1]

In 2022, a school girl was washed away by a swollen stream while crossing a wooden footbridge near Kalthodu which brought to light the lack of infrastructure in the village.[2]

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  1. ^ a b "Census | Udupi District | India". Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Schoolgirl washed away in swollen stream as she slips from wooden footbridge in Udupi". The Hindu. 8 August 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 May 2023.