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About Puduvettu Village

Puduvettu is a large village in Beltangadi tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,343, made up of 1,663 males and 1,680 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3467.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puduvettu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puduvettu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Beltangadi
Pincode 574216
Area (hectares) 3467.03 hectares
Population 3,343
Male Population 1,663
Female Population 1,680
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Puduvettu compares

By the 2011 count Puduvettu is the 32nd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents. Its 3467.03 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Puduvettu

Puduvettu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Puduvettu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Puduvettu from other places

Puduvettu lies about 26 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Shrivagilu, about 26 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 Puduvettu
Tehsil headquarters Beltangadi 18 km
Nearest railway station Shrivagilu 26 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 26 km
Nearest town Puttūr 35 km

Villages closest to Puduvettu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puduvettu village had a population of 3,343. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents.

Puduvettu village has 1,663 males and 1,680 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puduvettu has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Puduvettu is 574216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puduvettu covers 3467.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Puduvettu falls under Beltangadi tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Puduvettu is Shrivagilu, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Puduvettu.

Puduvettu is about 26 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puduvettu is in Beltangadi tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Beltangadi is about 18 km away. Shrivagilu is about 26 km away. Dakshina Kannada is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Neriya (2.5 km), Chibidre (4.7 km) and Kalanja (5.8 km).

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

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