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About Puradapalya Village

Puradapalya is a small village in Bangalore South tehsil, in the district of Bangalore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 222, made up of 116 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puradapalya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puradapalya village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore
Tehsil Bangalore South
Pincode 562130
Area (hectares) 206.4 hectares
Population 222
Male Population 116
Female Population 106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Puradapalya compares

By the 2011 count Puradapalya is the 81st 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 206.4 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Puradapalya

Puradapalya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Puradapalya as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Puradapalya from other places

Puradapalya lies about 24 km from Bangalore, and the nearest railway station is Challaghatta, about 11 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 Puradapalya
Nearest railway station Challaghatta 11 km
Nearest town Māgadi 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Bangalore South 24 km
District headquarters Bangalore 24 km

Villages closest to Puradapalya

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 Puradapalya

As per the Census of India 2011, Puradapalya village had a population of 222. That makes it the 81st largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,593 residents.

Puradapalya village has 116 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puradapalya has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

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

Puradapalya covers 206.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Puradapalya is Challaghatta, about 11 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 10+ km distance for Puradapalya.

Puradapalya is about 24 km from Bangalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puradapalya is in Bangalore South tehsil of Bangalore district. Challaghatta is about 11 km away. Māgadi is about 16 km away. Bangalore South is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Peddanapalya (2.0 km), Doddamaranahalli (2.0 km) and Madapatna (2.3 km).

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

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