About Charvaka Village

Charvaka is a large village in Puttur tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,977, made up of 1,523 males and 1,454 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1164.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574328, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charvaka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charvaka village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil	Puttur
Pincode	574328
Area (hectares)	1164.99 hectares
Population	2,977
Male Population	1,523
Female Population	1,454
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Charvaka compares

By the 2011 count Charvaka is the 39th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents. Its 1164.99 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 Charvaka

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

Charvaka lies about 19 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kaniuru, about 3.1 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 Charvaka
Nearest railway station	Kaniuru	3.1 km
District headquarters	Dakshina Kannada	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Puttur	20 km
Nearest town	Puttūr	20 km

Villages closest to Charvaka

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 Charvaka

As per the Census of India 2011, Charvaka village had a population of 2,977. That makes it the 39th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents.

Charvaka village has 1,523 males and 1,454 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charvaka has about 955 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 Charvaka is 574328. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charvaka covers 1164.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Charvaka is Kaniuru, about 3.1 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 Charvaka.

Charvaka is about 19 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charvaka is in Puttur tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Kaniuru is about 3.1 km away. Dakshina Kannada is about 19 km away. Puttur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.