About Alankaru Village

Alankaru is a large village in Puttur tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,146, made up of 2,126 males and 2,020 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1430.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574285, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alankaru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alankaru village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil	Puttur
Pincode	574285
Area (hectares)	1430.5 hectares
Population	4,146
Male Population	2,126
Female Population	2,020
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Alankaru compares

By the 2011 count Alankaru is the 21st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents. Its 1430.5 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 well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Alankaru

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

Alankaru lies about 14 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kaniuru, about 5.7 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 Alankaru
Nearest railway station	Kaniuru	5.7 km
District headquarters	Dakshina Kannada	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Puttur	16 km
Nearest town	Puttūr	16 km

Villages closest to Alankaru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alankaru village had a population of 4,146. That makes it the 21st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents.

Alankaru village has 2,126 males and 2,020 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alankaru has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Alankaru is 574285. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alankaru covers 1430.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alankaru falls under Puttur tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Alankaru is Kaniuru, about 5.7 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 Alankaru.

Alankaru is about 14 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alankaru is in Puttur tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Kaniuru is about 5.7 km away. Dakshina Kannada is about 14 km away. Puttur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.