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About Papenahalli Village

Papenahalli is a small village in Holalkere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 279, made up of 139 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 441.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577526, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Papenahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Papenahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Holalkere
Pincode 577526
Area (hectares) 441.09 hectares
Population 279
Male Population 139
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Papenahalli compares

By the 2011 count Papenahalli is the 142nd largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents. Its 441.09 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Papenahalli

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

Papenahalli lies about 32 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Ramagiri, 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 Papenahalli
Tehsil headquarters Holalkere 12 km
Nearest railway station Ramagiri 15 km
Nearest town Hosadurga 19 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 32 km

Villages closest to Papenahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Papenahalli village had a population of 279. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents.

Papenahalli village has 139 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Papenahalli has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Papenahalli is 577526. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Papenahalli covers 441.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Papenahalli falls under Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Papenahalli is Ramagiri, 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Papenahalli.

Papenahalli is about 32 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Papenahalli is in Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Holalkere is about 12 km away. Ramagiri is about 15 km away. Hosadurga is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baragenahalli (1.8 km), Hulikere (3.0 km) and Giddanahalli (4.0 km).

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

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