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About Thontapur Village

Thontapur is a small village in Sindgi tehsil, in the district of Bijapur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 372, made up of 202 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 842 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 586112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thontapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thontapur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bijapur
Tehsil Sindgi
Pincode 586112
Area (hectares) 217.92 hectares
Population 372
Male Population 202
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 842
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thontapur compares

By the 2011 count Thontapur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,424 residents. Its 217.92 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Thontapur

Thontapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Thontapur as Available within <5 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 Somapur, Sungathan, Surgihalli and Tarapur. 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 Thontapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Thontapur village had a population of 372. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,424 residents.

Thontapur village has 202 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thontapur has about 842 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Thontapur is 586112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thontapur covers 217.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thontapur falls under Sindgi tehsil of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Thontapur notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Thontapur.

Thontapur is in Sindgi tehsil of Bijapur 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 Thontapur today is likely to be higher.

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