About Purvarga Village

Purvarga is a large village in Bhatkal tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,746, made up of 1,339 males and 1,407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purvarga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purvarga village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Uttara Kannada
Tehsil	Bhatkal
Pincode	581320
Area (hectares)	126.99 hectares
Population	2,746
Male Population	1,339
Female Population	1,407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,051
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Purvarga compares

By the 2011 count Purvarga is the 10th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,896 residents. Its 126.99 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Purvarga

Purvarga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Purvarga as Available within village. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Purvarga from other places

Purvarga lies about 76 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Bhatkal, about under 2 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 Purvarga
Nearest railway station	Bhatkal	under 2 km
District headquarters	Uttara Kannada	76 km

Villages closest to Purvarga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purvarga village had a population of 2,746. That makes it the 10th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,896 residents.

Purvarga village has 1,339 males and 1,407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purvarga has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Purvarga is 581320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purvarga covers 126.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Purvarga falls under Bhatkal tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Purvarga is Bhatkal, about under 2 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 10+ km distance for Purvarga.

Purvarga is about 76 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purvarga is in Bhatkal tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Bhatkal is about under 2 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 76 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.