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About Purasanahalli Village

Purasanahalli is a mid sized village in Malur tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 661, made up of 329 males and 332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purasanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purasanahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Malur
Pincode 563130
Area (hectares) 135.63 hectares
Population 661
Male Population 329
Female Population 332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Purasanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Purasanahalli is the 107th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 632 residents. Its 135.63 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Purasanahalli

Purasanahalli is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Purasanahalli 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Purasanahalli from other places

Purasanahalli lies about 27 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Malur, about 1.5 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 Purasanahalli
Nearest railway station Malur 1.5 km
Nearest town Mālūr 2.6 km
District headquarters Kolar 27 km

Villages closest to Purasanahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purasanahalli village had a population of 661. That makes it the 107th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 632 residents.

Purasanahalli village has 329 males and 332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purasanahalli has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Purasanahalli is 563130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purasanahalli covers 135.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purasanahalli falls under Malur tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Purasanahalli is Malur, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Purasanahalli.

Purasanahalli is about 27 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purasanahalli is in Malur tehsil of Kolar district. Malur is about 1.5 km away. Mālūr is about 2.6 km away. Kolar 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 Durasandahalli (under 2 km), Mangapura (under 2 km) and Channakal (under 2 km).

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

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