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About Purigali Village

Purigali is a large village in Malavalli tehsil, in the district of Mandya, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,885, made up of 1,929 males and 1,956 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1154.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571463, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purigali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purigali village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mandya
Tehsil Malavalli
Pincode 571463
Area (hectares) 1154.9 hectares
Population 3,885
Male Population 1,929
Female Population 1,956
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purigali compares

By the 2011 count Purigali is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,484 residents. Its 1154.9 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Purigali

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

Purigali lies about 32 km from Mandya. 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 Purigali
Tehsil headquarters Malavalli 15 km
District headquarters Mandya 32 km

Villages closest to Purigali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purigali village had a population of 3,885. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,484 residents.

Purigali village has 1,929 males and 1,956 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purigali has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Purigali is 571463. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purigali covers 1154.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purigali falls under Malavalli tehsil of Mandya district in Karnataka.

The census record for Purigali notes the nearest railway station 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 Purigali.

Purigali is about 32 km from Mandya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purigali is in Malavalli tehsil of Mandya district. Malavalli is about 15 km away. Mandya 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 Hullamballi (1.6 km), Ballagere (1.7 km) and Surakahalli (2.0 km).

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

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