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About Aryapu Village

Aryapu is one of the larger villages in Puttur tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,980, made up of 3,007 males and 2,973 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1527.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aryapu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aryapu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Puttur
Pincode 574210
Area (hectares) 1527.84 hectares
Population 5,980
Male Population 3,007
Female Population 2,973
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Aryapu compares

By the 2011 count Aryapu is the 4th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents. Its 1527.84 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 1013.

Getting to Aryapu

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

How far is Aryapu from other places

Aryapu lies about 13 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kabaka Puttur, about 4.5 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 Aryapu
Tehsil headquarters Puttur 3.5 km
Nearest town Puttūr 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Kabaka Puttur 4.5 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 13 km

Villages closest to Aryapu

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.

Common questions about Aryapu

As per the Census of India 2011, Aryapu village had a population of 5,980. That makes it the 4th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents.

Aryapu village has 3,007 males and 2,973 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aryapu has about 989 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 1013.

The pincode recorded for Aryapu is 574210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aryapu covers 1527.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Aryapu is Kabaka Puttur, about 4.5 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 village for Aryapu.

Aryapu is about 13 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aryapu is in Puttur tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Puttur is about 3.5 km away. Puttūr is about 3.5 km away. Kabaka Puttur is about 4.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balnadu (3.3 km), Kemminje (3.9 km) and Kuriya (4.3 km).

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

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