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About Punjihalli Village

Punjihalli is a small village in Sira tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 33, made up of 14 males and 19 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,357 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Punjihalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Punjihalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Sira
Pincode 572125
Area (hectares) 148.77 hectares
Population 33
Male Population 14
Female Population 19
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,357
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Punjihalli compares

By the 2011 count Punjihalli is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents. Its 148.77 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 969.

Getting to Punjihalli

Punjihalli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Punjihalli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Punjihalli from other places

Punjihalli lies about 33 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Heggere, about 33 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 Punjihalli
Nearest town Madhugiri 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Sira 24 km
District headquarters Tumkur 33 km
Nearest railway station Heggere 33 km

Villages closest to Punjihalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Punjihalli village had a population of 33. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents.

Punjihalli village has 14 males and 19 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Punjihalli has about 1357 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Punjihalli is 572125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Punjihalli covers 148.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Punjihalli falls under Sira tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Punjihalli is Heggere, about 33 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Punjihalli.

Punjihalli is about 33 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Punjihalli is in Sira tehsil of Tumkur district. Madhugiri is about 13 km away. Sira is about 24 km away. Tumkur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Obalihalli (under 2 km), Muddappanahalli (3.5 km) and Thoriyappanahalli (3.5 km).

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

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