About Palkunte Village

Palkunte is a small village in Pavagada tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 83, made up of 40 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palkunte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palkunte village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Tumkur
Tehsil	Pavagada
Pincode	561202
Area (hectares)	94.36 hectares
Population	83
Male Population	40
Female Population	43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,075
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palkunte compares

By the 2011 count Palkunte is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents. Its 94.36 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Palkunte

Palkunte is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Palkunte as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Palkunte from other places

Palkunte lies about 83 km from Tumkur. 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 Palkunte
Tehsil headquarters	Pavagada	5.9 km
Nearest town	Pāvugada	5.9 km
District headquarters	Tumkur	83 km

Villages closest to Palkunte

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palkunte village had a population of 83. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents.

Palkunte village has 40 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palkunte has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Palkunte is 561202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palkunte covers 94.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palkunte falls under Pavagada tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The census record for Palkunte notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Palkunte.

Palkunte is about 83 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palkunte is in Pavagada tehsil of Tumkur district. Pavagada is about 5.9 km away. Pāvugada is about 5.9 km away. Tumkur is about 83 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.