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About Peruvaje Village

Peruvaje is a large village in Sulya tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,011, made up of 1,564 males and 1,447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1134.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Peruvaje Overview

Census 2011 figures for Peruvaje village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Sulya
Pincode 574212
Area (hectares) 1134.58 hectares
Population 3,011
Male Population 1,564
Female Population 1,447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Peruvaje compares

By the 2011 count Peruvaje is the 17th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,132 residents. Its 1134.58 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Peruvaje

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

Peruvaje lies about 21 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kaniuru, about 4.7 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 Peruvaje
Nearest railway station Kaniuru 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sulya 13 km
Nearest town Puttūr 19 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 21 km

Villages closest to Peruvaje

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Peruvaje village had a population of 3,011. That makes it the 17th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,132 residents.

Peruvaje village has 1,564 males and 1,447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Peruvaje has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Peruvaje is 574212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Peruvaje covers 1134.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Peruvaje falls under Sulya tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Peruvaje is Kaniuru, about 4.7 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 Peruvaje.

Peruvaje is about 21 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Peruvaje is in Sulya tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Kaniuru is about 4.7 km away. Sulya is about 13 km away. Puttūr is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kodiyala (2.2 km), Bellare (2.3 km) and Balila (5.8 km).

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

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