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About Padageri Village

Padageri is a small village in Sirsi tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 306, made up of 157 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581340, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padageri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padageri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Sirsi
Pincode 581340
Area (hectares) 219.53 hectares
Population 306
Male Population 157
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Padageri compares

By the 2011 count Padageri is the 142nd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 219.53 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Padageri

Padageri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Padageri as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Padageri from other places

Padageri lies about 32 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Talaguppa, about 40 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 Padageri
Tehsil headquarters Sirsi 5.5 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 32 km
Nearest railway station Talaguppa 40 km

Villages closest to Padageri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Padageri village had a population of 306. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Padageri village has 157 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padageri has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Padageri is 581340. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padageri covers 219.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Padageri falls under Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Padageri is Talaguppa, about 40 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Padageri.

Padageri is about 32 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Padageri is in Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Sirsi is about 5.5 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 32 km away. Talaguppa is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wadgeri (under 2 km), Naigar (under 2 km) and Kageri (under 2 km).

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

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