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About Peddanapalya Village

Peddanapalya is a small village in Bangalore South tehsil, in the district of Bangalore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 398, made up of 201 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Peddanapalya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Peddanapalya village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore
Tehsil Bangalore South
Pincode 562130
Area (hectares) 216.82 hectares
Population 398
Male Population 201
Female Population 197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Peddanapalya compares

By the 2011 count Peddanapalya is the 73rd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,593 residents. Its 216.82 hectares work out to about 1.8 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, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Peddanapalya

Peddanapalya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Peddanapalya as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Peddanapalya from other places

Peddanapalya lies about 22 km from Bangalore, and the nearest railway station is Challaghatta, about 10 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 Peddanapalya
Nearest railway station Challaghatta 10 km
Nearest town Nelamangala 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Bangalore South 22 km
District headquarters Bangalore 22 km

Villages closest to Peddanapalya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bangalore South 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 Peddanapalya

As per the Census of India 2011, Peddanapalya village had a population of 398. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,593 residents.

Peddanapalya village has 201 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Peddanapalya has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Peddanapalya is 562130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Peddanapalya covers 216.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Peddanapalya falls under Bangalore South tehsil of Bangalore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Peddanapalya is Challaghatta, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Peddanapalya.

Peddanapalya is about 22 km from Bangalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Peddanapalya is in Bangalore South tehsil of Bangalore district. Challaghatta is about 10 km away. Nelamangala is about 16 km away. Bangalore South is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bychaguppe (under 2 km), Devamachohalli (under 2 km) and Puradapalya (2.0 km).

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

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