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About Puratageri Village

Puratageri is a mid sized village in Kushtagi tehsil, in the district of Koppal, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 610, made up of 303 males and 307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 302.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583281, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puratageri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puratageri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Koppal
Tehsil Kushtagi
Pincode 583281
Area (hectares) 302.55 hectares
Population 610
Male Population 303
Female Population 307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Puratageri compares

By the 2011 count Puratageri is the 132nd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,606 residents. Its 302.55 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Puratageri

Puratageri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Puratageri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Puratageri from other places

Puratageri lies about 48 km from Koppal, and the nearest railway station is Linganabandi, about 22 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 Puratageri
Nearest town Gajendragarh 2.1 km
Nearest railway station Linganabandi 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Kushtagi 26 km
District headquarters Koppal 48 km

Villages closest to Puratageri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puratageri village had a population of 610. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,606 residents.

Puratageri village has 303 males and 307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puratageri has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Puratageri is 583281. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puratageri covers 302.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Puratageri falls under Kushtagi tehsil of Koppal district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Puratageri is Linganabandi, about 22 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 5 - 10 km distance for Puratageri.

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

Puratageri is in Kushtagi tehsil of Koppal district. Gajendragarh is about 2.1 km away. Linganabandi is about 22 km away. Kushtagi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malkapur (3.7 km), Rampur (6.1 km) and Varikal (7.8 km).

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

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