South Purmela is an unincorporated community in Coryell County, in the U.S. state of Texas.

It is located within the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood metropolitan area.

A Methodist church, several businesses, and several scattered houses were extant in the 1980s.

[2] South Purmela is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 84 and Farm to Market Roads 183 and 932, 13 mi (21 km) northwest of Gatesville and 2 mi (3.2 km) south of Purmela in northwestern Coryell County.

[2] Today, the community is served by the Evant Independent School District.