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About Puradakeri Village

Puradakeri is a mid sized village in Hirekerur tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 974, made up of 506 males and 468 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puradakeri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puradakeri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Hirekerur
Pincode 581119
Area (hectares) 342.75 hectares
Population 974
Male Population 506
Female Population 468
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Puradakeri compares

By the 2011 count Puradakeri is the 82nd largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents. Its 342.75 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Puradakeri

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

Puradakeri lies about 54 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Chalgeri, about 27 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 Puradakeri
Nearest railway station Chalgeri 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Hirekerur 27 km
Nearest town Harihar 27 km
District headquarters Haveri 54 km

Villages closest to Puradakeri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puradakeri village had a population of 974. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents.

Puradakeri village has 506 males and 468 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puradakeri has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Puradakeri is 581119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puradakeri covers 342.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Puradakeri falls under Hirekerur tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Puradakeri is Chalgeri, about 27 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 Puradakeri.

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

Puradakeri is in Hirekerur tehsil of Haveri district. Chalgeri is about 27 km away. Hirekerur is about 27 km away. Harihar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chatnalli (1.6 km), Hallur (1.7 km) and Chikkabbar (2.3 km).

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

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