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Karnataka govt begins relocation of 11k seized vehicles to Bengaluru outskirts
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- LGD code
- 619783
- Pincode
- 571127
- Post office
- Haradanahalli
- Population
- 1,236
- Households
- 334
- Literacy rate
- 53.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1013 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 721
Census 2011 · in context
How Punajanur compares
By population, Punajanur ranks #88 of 186 villages in Chamarajanagar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
53.9%
+3.3% vs mandal average
- Punajanur
- 53.9%
- Chamarajanagar mandal
- 50.6%
- Chamarajanagara district
- 55.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,013
+10 vs mandal average
- Punajanur
- 1,013
- Chamarajanagar mandal
- 1,003
Household size
people per home
3.7
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Punajanur
- 3.7
- Chamarajanagar mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Punajanur at a glance
Punajanur is a village of 1,236 people in 334 households (Census 2011) in Chamarajanagar taluk, Chamarajanagara district, Karnataka, the 88th-largest of 186 villages in Chamarajanagar taluk. Literacy is 54%, 3 points above the taluk average of 51% and the sex ratio is 1,013 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 571127, served by Haradanahalli post office; the LGD village code is 619783. The village votes in T. Narasipur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dr. H C Mahadevappa. The population is estimated at 1,457 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Punajanuru →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Punajanur · this village | 1,236 | 54% | — |
| Punajur State Forest · Chamarajanagar | 4,705 | 52% | — |
| Bedaguli · Chamarajanagar | 847 | 35% | — |
| Mukanapalya · Chamarajanagar | 711 | 48% | — |
| Honnegowdanahalli · Chamarajanagar | 15 | 47% | — |
| Rangasandra · Chamarajanagar | — | — | — |
| Chamarajanagara State Forest · Chamarajanagar | — | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Punajanur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- CHAMARAJANAGAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 32
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 32
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 32
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PUNAJANUR
- Total area (ha)
- 439.75
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 54.1
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Punajanur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Punajanur
- LGD code
- 619783
- Pincode
- 571127
- Post office
- Haradanahalli
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,236
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,457
- Households
- 334
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1013
- Literacy rate
- 53.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Chamarajanagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- T. Narasipur
- Member of Parliament
- Sunil Bose
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dr. H C Mahadevappa
- Block / Mandal
- Chamarajanagar
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 571127
- AmachavadiChamarajanagar mandal7,221 pop
- HaradanahalliChamarajanagar mandal5,180 pop
- Punajur State ForestChamarajanagar mandal4,705 pop
- BasavapuraChamarajanagar mandal3,406 pop
- Venkataiahna ChatraChamarajanagar mandal3,275 pop
- DoddamoleChamarajanagar mandal3,213 pop
- BandigereChamarajanagar mandal2,931 pop
- BisalavadiChamarajanagar mandal2,873 pop
- Haradanahalli District Forest IiChamarajanagar mandal2,656 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Punajanur
Other villages in Chamarajanagar mandal
View all 60+ →- Mangala
- Amachavadi
- Honganoor
- Nagavalli
- Ummathur
- Hebbasur
- Saraguru
- Haradanahalli
- Udigala
- Punajur State Forest
- Kagalavadi
- Kempanapura
- Harave
- Kuderu
- Kothalavadi
- Kudalur
- Jyothigowdanapura
- Badanaguppe
- Chandakavadi
- Sagade
- Bendaravady
- Basavapura
- Venkataiahna Chatra
- Santhemarahalli
- Nallur
- Ganaganur
- Doddamole
- Heggotara
- Jannur
- Maliyuru
- Bandigere
- Thammadahalli
- Govindavadi
- Bisalavadi
- Shivapura
- Masanapura
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)