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About Pavanje Village

Pavanje is a mid sized village in Mangalore tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,737, made up of 881 males and 856 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pavanje Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pavanje village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Mangalore
Pincode 574146
Area (hectares) 207.23 hectares
Population 1,737
Male Population 881
Female Population 856
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pavanje compares

By the 2011 count Pavanje is the 56th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 207.23 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1060.

Getting to Pavanje

Pavanje is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pavanje as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pavanje from other places

Pavanje lies about 54 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Mulki, about 4.0 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 Pavanje
Nearest railway station Mulki 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Mangalore 15 km
Nearest town Mangaluru 15 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 54 km

Villages closest to Pavanje

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pavanje village had a population of 1,737. That makes it the 56th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Pavanje village has 881 males and 856 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pavanje has about 972 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 1060.

The pincode recorded for Pavanje is 574146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pavanje covers 207.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pavanje falls under Mangalore tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Pavanje is Mulki, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pavanje.

Pavanje is about 54 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pavanje is in Mangalore tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Mulki is about 4.0 km away. Mangalore is about 15 km away. Mangaluru is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haleangady (under 2 km), Chelliru (under 2 km) and Sasihithlu (2.2 km).

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

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