About Puradalu Village

Puradalu is a mid sized village in Shimoga tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,268, made up of 636 males and 632 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 723.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puradalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puradalu village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Shimoga
Pincode	577204
Area (hectares)	723.17 hectares
Population	1,268
Male Population	636
Female Population	632
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	994
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 Puradalu compares

By the 2011 count Puradalu is the 44th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 958 residents. Its 723.17 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Puradalu

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

Puradalu lies about 9.0 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kotegangoor, about 6.8 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 Puradalu
Nearest railway station	Kotegangoor	6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shimoga	9.0 km
Nearest town	Shivamogga	9.0 km

Villages closest to Puradalu

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

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Common questions about Puradalu

As per the Census of India 2011, Puradalu village had a population of 1,268. That makes it the 44th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 958 residents.

Puradalu village has 636 males and 632 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puradalu has about 994 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 984.

The pincode recorded for Puradalu is 577204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puradalu covers 723.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Puradalu falls under Shimoga tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Puradalu is Kotegangoor, about 6.8 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 Puradalu.

Puradalu is about 9.0 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puradalu is in Shimoga tehsil of Shimoga district. Kotegangoor is about 6.8 km away. Shimoga is about 9.0 km away. Shivamogga is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.