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About Putloorahalli Village

Putloorahalli is a mid sized village in Challakere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,020, made up of 536 males and 484 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 641.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577538, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Putloorahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Putloorahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Challakere
Pincode 577538
Area (hectares) 641.57 hectares
Population 1,020
Male Population 536
Female Population 484
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Putloorahalli compares

By the 2011 count Putloorahalli is the 115th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents. Its 641.57 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Putloorahalli

Putloorahalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Putloorahalli 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 Putloorahalli from other places

Putloorahalli lies about 56 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Challakere, about 28 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 Putloorahalli
Nearest railway station Challakere 28 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 56 km

Villages closest to Putloorahalli

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 Putloorahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Putloorahalli village had a population of 1,020. That makes it the 115th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents.

Putloorahalli village has 536 males and 484 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Putloorahalli has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

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

Putloorahalli covers 641.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Putloorahalli falls under Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Putloorahalli is Challakere, about 28 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 Putloorahalli.

Putloorahalli is about 56 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Putloorahalli is in Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Challakere is about 28 km away. Chitradurga is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Korlakunte (2.0 km), Bommanakunte (5.0 km) and Parasuramapura (5.6 km).

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

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