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About Poojgeri Village

Poojgeri is a small village in Ankola tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 499, made up of 241 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581357, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poojgeri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poojgeri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Ankola
Pincode 581357
Area (hectares) 80.9 hectares
Population 499
Male Population 241
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Poojgeri compares

By the 2011 count Poojgeri is the 46th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 979 residents. Its 80.9 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Poojgeri

Poojgeri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Poojgeri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mogta, Moralli, Nadibag and Navagadde. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Poojgeri

As per the Census of India 2011, Poojgeri village had a population of 499. That makes it the 46th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 979 residents.

Poojgeri village has 241 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poojgeri has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Poojgeri is 581357. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poojgeri covers 80.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Poojgeri falls under Ankola tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The census record for Poojgeri 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 10+ km distance for Poojgeri.

Poojgeri is in Ankola tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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