About Puthige Village

Puthige 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 8,279, made up of 4,205 males and 4,074 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2168.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puthige Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puthige village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil	Mangalore
Pincode	574226
Area (hectares)	2168.81 hectares
Population	8,279
Male Population	4,205
Female Population	4,074
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Puthige compares

By the 2011 count Puthige is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 2168.81 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 1060.

Getting to Puthige

Puthige is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Puthige as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Puthige from other places

Puthige lies about 41 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Mulki, about 17 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 Puthige
Nearest town	Mūdbidri	4.0 km
Nearest railway station	Mulki	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mangalore	21 km
District headquarters	Dakshina Kannada	41 km

Villages closest to Puthige

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.

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Common questions about Puthige

As per the Census of India 2011, Puthige village had a population of 8,279. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Puthige village has 4,205 males and 4,074 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puthige has about 969 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 Puthige is 574226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puthige covers 2168.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Puthige is Mulki, about 17 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Puthige.

Puthige is about 41 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puthige is in Mangalore tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Mūdbidri is about 4.0 km away. Mulki is about 17 km away. Mangalore is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.