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About Palthadi Village

Palthadi is a large village in Puttur tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,838, made up of 1,401 males and 1,437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1079.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palthadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palthadi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Puttur
Pincode 574210
Area (hectares) 1079.78 hectares
Population 2,838
Male Population 1,401
Female Population 1,437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palthadi compares

By the 2011 count Palthadi is the 41st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents. Its 1079.78 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Palthadi

Palthadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palthadi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Palthadi from other places

Palthadi lies about 18 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kaniuru, about 4.8 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 Palthadi
Nearest railway station Kaniuru 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Puttur 16 km
Nearest town Puttūr 16 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 18 km

Villages closest to Palthadi

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 Palthadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Palthadi village had a population of 2,838. That makes it the 41st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents.

Palthadi village has 1,401 males and 1,437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palthadi has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

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

Palthadi covers 1079.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Palthadi is Kaniuru, about 4.8 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 10+ km distance for Palthadi.

Palthadi is about 18 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palthadi is in Puttur tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Kaniuru is about 4.8 km away. Puttur is about 16 km away. Puttūr is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Punachpady (3.8 km), Keyyur (4.6 km) and Kaniyoor (4.9 km).

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

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