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About Pavoor Village

Pavoor is one of the larger villages in Mangalore tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,987, made up of 2,954 males and 3,033 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 992.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574199, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pavoor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pavoor village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Mangalore
Pincode 574199
Area (hectares) 992.32 hectares
Population 5,987
Male Population 2,954
Female Population 3,033
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pavoor compares

By the 2011 count Pavoor is the 4th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 992.32 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1060.

Getting to Pavoor

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

Pavoor lies about 43 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Jokatte, about 3.8 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 Pavoor
Tehsil headquarters Mangalore under 2 km
Nearest town Mangaluru under 2 km
Nearest railway station Jokatte 3.8 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 43 km

Villages closest to Pavoor

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 Pavoor

As per the Census of India 2011, Pavoor village had a population of 5,987. That makes it the 4th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Pavoor village has 2,954 males and 3,033 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pavoor has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1060.

The pincode recorded for Pavoor is 574199. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pavoor covers 992.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Pavoor is Jokatte, about 3.8 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 village for Pavoor.

Pavoor is about 43 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pavoor is in Mangalore tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Mangalore is about under 2 km away. Mangaluru is about under 2 km away. Jokatte is about 3.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padushedde (1.9 km), Kenjar (3.1 km) and Mudushedde (3.2 km).

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

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