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About Purlahalli Village

Purlahalli is a mid sized village in Challakere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 939, made up of 496 males and 443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 777.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577538, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purlahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purlahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Challakere
Pincode 577538
Area (hectares) 777.29 hectares
Population 939
Male Population 496
Female Population 443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purlahalli compares

By the 2011 count Purlahalli is the 120th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents. Its 777.29 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Purlahalli

Purlahalli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purlahalli as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Purlahalli from other places

Purlahalli lies about 43 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Challakere, about 15 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 Purlahalli
Nearest railway station Challakere 15 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 43 km

Villages closest to Purlahalli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Challakere 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 Purlahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Purlahalli village had a population of 939. That makes it the 120th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents.

Purlahalli village has 496 males and 443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purlahalli has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Purlahalli is 577538. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purlahalli covers 777.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Purlahalli falls under Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Purlahalli is Challakere, about 15 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Purlahalli.

Purlahalli is about 43 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purlahalli is in Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Challakere is about 15 km away. Chitradurga is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Channammanagathihalli (2.8 km), Channammanagatihalli Kaval (2.8 km) and Suranahalli (3.8 km).

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

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