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About Purthageri Village

Purthageri is a mid sized village in Ron tehsil, in the district of Gadag, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 674, made up of 352 males and 322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purthageri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purthageri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gadag
Tehsil Ron
Pincode 582214
Area (hectares) 174.7 hectares
Population 674
Male Population 352
Female Population 322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purthageri compares

By the 2011 count Purthageri is the 82nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents. Its 174.7 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 984.

Getting to Purthageri

Purthageri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Purthageri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Purthageri from other places

Purthageri lies about 48 km from Gadag, and the nearest railway station is Linganabandi, about 23 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 Purthageri
Nearest town Gajendragarh 2.1 km
Nearest railway station Linganabandi 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Ron 24 km
District headquarters Gadag 48 km

Villages closest to Purthageri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purthageri village had a population of 674. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents.

Purthageri village has 352 males and 322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purthageri has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Purthageri is 582214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purthageri covers 174.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purthageri falls under Ron tehsil of Gadag district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Purthageri is Linganabandi, about 23 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 <5 km distance for Purthageri.

Purthageri is about 48 km from Gadag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purthageri is in Ron tehsil of Gadag district. Gajendragarh is about 2.1 km away. Linganabandi is about 23 km away. Ron is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Goudageri (2.4 km), Rajur (2.5 km) and Jigeri (3.1 km).

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

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