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About Isthur Village

Isthur is a mid sized village in Dod Ballapur tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 598, made up of 295 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 409.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Isthur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Isthur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Dod Ballapur
Pincode 561204
Area (hectares) 409.87 hectares
Population 598
Male Population 295
Female Population 303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Isthur compares

By the 2011 count Isthur is the 118th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 409.87 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Isthur

Isthur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Isthur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Isthur from other places

Isthur lies about 15 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Bhairanayakanahalli, about 6.8 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 Isthur
Nearest railway station Bhairanayakanahalli 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Dod Ballapur 13 km
Nearest town Doddaballapura 13 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 15 km

Villages closest to Isthur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dod Ballapur 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 Isthur

As per the Census of India 2011, Isthur village had a population of 598. That makes it the 118th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Isthur village has 295 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Isthur has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Isthur is 561204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Isthur covers 409.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Isthur falls under Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Isthur is Bhairanayakanahalli, about 6.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Isthur.

Isthur is about 15 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Isthur is in Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Bhairanayakanahalli is about 6.8 km away. Dod Ballapur is about 13 km away. Doddaballapura is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mallohalli (1.7 km), Gandragolipura (1.7 km) and Honnavara (1.9 km).

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

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