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About Penjahallikaval Village

Penjahallikaval is a mid sized village in Hunsur tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,411, made up of 722 males and 689 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 453.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Penjahallikaval Overview

Census 2011 figures for Penjahallikaval village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Hunsur
Pincode 571105
Area (hectares) 453.88 hectares
Population 1,411
Male Population 722
Female Population 689
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Penjahallikaval compares

By the 2011 count Penjahallikaval is the 53rd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 453.88 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Penjahallikaval

Penjahallikaval is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Penjahallikaval 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Penjahallikaval from other places

Penjahallikaval lies about 44 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 29 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 Penjahallikaval
Tehsil headquarters Hunsur 10 km
Nearest town Hunsūr 10 km
Nearest railway station Krishnaraja Nagar 29 km
District headquarters Mysore 44 km

Villages closest to Penjahallikaval

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Penjahallikaval village had a population of 1,411. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Penjahallikaval village has 722 males and 689 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Penjahallikaval has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Penjahallikaval is 571105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Penjahallikaval covers 453.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Penjahallikaval falls under Hunsur tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Penjahallikaval is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 29 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 <5 km distance for Penjahallikaval.

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

Penjahallikaval is in Hunsur tehsil of Mysore district. Hunsur is about 10 km away. Hunsūr is about 10 km away. Krishnaraja Nagar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madahalli (1.9 km), Madahallikaval (1.9 km) and Haralahalli (2.2 km).

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

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