About Puruvara Village

Puruvara is a mid sized village in Madhugiri tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,475, made up of 727 males and 748 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572175, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puruvara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puruvara village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Tumkur
Tehsil	Madhugiri
Pincode	572175
Area (hectares)	265.69 hectares
Population	1,475
Male Population	727
Female Population	748
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,029
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Puruvara compares

By the 2011 count Puruvara is the 40th largest of the 279 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 816 residents. Its 265.69 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Puruvara

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

Puruvara lies about 44 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Viduraswattha, 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 Puruvara
Tehsil headquarters	Madhugiri	10 km
Nearest railway station	Viduraswattha	22 km
District headquarters	Tumkur	44 km

Villages closest to Puruvara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puruvara village had a population of 1,475. That makes it the 40th largest of the 279 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 816 residents.

Puruvara village has 727 males and 748 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puruvara has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Puruvara is 572175. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puruvara covers 265.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Puruvara falls under Madhugiri tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Puruvara is Viduraswattha, about 22 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 village for Puruvara.

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

Puruvara is in Madhugiri tehsil of Tumkur district. Madhugiri is about 10 km away. Viduraswattha is about 22 km away. Tumkur is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.