About Punacha Village

Punacha is one of the larger villages in Bantval tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,978, made up of 4,009 males and 3,969 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2785.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574243, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Punacha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Punacha village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil	Bantval
Pincode	574243
Area (hectares)	2785.38 hectares
Population	7,978
Male Population	4,009
Female Population	3,969
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Punacha compares

By the 2011 count Punacha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents. Its 2785.38 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Punacha

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

Punacha lies about 16 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kabaka Puttur, about 7.5 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 Punacha
Nearest town	Puttūr	6.6 km
Nearest railway station	Kabaka Puttur	7.5 km
District headquarters	Dakshina Kannada	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bantval	22 km

Villages closest to Punacha

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

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Common questions about Punacha

As per the Census of India 2011, Punacha village had a population of 7,978. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents.

Punacha village has 4,009 males and 3,969 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Punacha has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Punacha is 574243. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Punacha covers 2785.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Punacha falls under Bantval tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Punacha is Kabaka Puttur, about 7.5 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 village for Punacha.

Punacha is about 16 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Punacha is in Bantval tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Puttūr is about 6.6 km away. Kabaka Puttur is about 7.5 km away. Dakshina Kannada is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.