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About Toranahalli Village

Toranahalli is a large village in Chikodi tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,521, made up of 1,290 males and 1,231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 781.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Toranahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Toranahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Chikodi
Pincode 591226
Area (hectares) 781.73 hectares
Population 2,521
Male Population 1,290
Female Population 1,231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Toranahalli compares

By the 2011 count Toranahalli is the 70th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,865 residents. Its 781.73 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Toranahalli

Toranahalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Toranahalli 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Toranahalli from other places

Toranahalli lies about 59 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Bagewadi, about 24 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 Toranahalli
Tehsil headquarters Chikodi 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Bagewadi 24 km
District headquarters Belgaum 59 km

Villages closest to Toranahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Toranahalli village had a population of 2,521. That makes it the 70th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,865 residents.

Toranahalli village has 1,290 males and 1,231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Toranahalli has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Toranahalli is 591226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Toranahalli covers 781.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Toranahalli falls under Chikodi tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Toranahalli is Bagewadi, about 24 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Toranahalli.

Toranahalli is about 59 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Toranahalli is in Chikodi tehsil of Belgaum district. Chikodi is about 7.5 km away. Bagewadi is about 24 km away. Belgaum is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jainapur (under 2 km), Bidrahalli (3.5 km) and Karoshi (4.3 km).

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

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