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About Peelavara Village

Peelavara is a mid sized village in Bangarapet tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,538, made up of 777 males and 761 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 720.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Peelavara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Peelavara village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Bangarapet
Pincode 563121
Area (hectares) 720.39 hectares
Population 1,538
Male Population 777
Female Population 761
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Peelavara compares

By the 2011 count Peelavara is the 19th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 720.39 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Peelavara

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

Peelavara lies about 44 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Marikuppam, about 21 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 Peelavara
Nearest town Robertsonpet 20 km
Nearest railway station Marikuppam 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Bangarapet 32 km
District headquarters Kolar 44 km

Villages closest to Peelavara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Peelavara village had a population of 1,538. That makes it the 19th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Peelavara village has 777 males and 761 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Peelavara has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Peelavara is 563121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Peelavara covers 720.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Peelavara falls under Bangarapet tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Peelavara is Marikuppam, about 21 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 Peelavara.

Peelavara is about 44 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Peelavara is in Bangarapet tehsil of Kolar district. Robertsonpet is about 20 km away. Marikuppam is about 21 km away. Bangarapet is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Srinivasasandra (3.1 km), Nagakuppa (3.3 km) and Mittakothur (3.9 km).

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

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