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About Thiruguna Village

Thiruguna is a small village in Chikmagalur tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 368, made up of 189 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thiruguna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thiruguna village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Chikmagalur
Pincode 577133
Area (hectares) 279.67 hectares
Population 368
Male Population 189
Female Population 179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thiruguna compares

By the 2011 count Thiruguna is the 133rd largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 884 residents. Its 279.67 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Thiruguna

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

How far is Thiruguna from other places

Thiruguna lies about 11 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Chikkamagaluru, about 10 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 Thiruguna
Nearest railway station Chikkamagaluru 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Chikmagalur 11 km
Nearest town Chikmagalūr 11 km

Villages closest to Thiruguna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thiruguna village had a population of 368. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 884 residents.

Thiruguna village has 189 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thiruguna has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Thiruguna is 577133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thiruguna covers 279.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thiruguna falls under Chikmagalur tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Thiruguna is Chikkamagaluru, about 10 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 10+ km distance for Thiruguna.

Thiruguna is about 11 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thiruguna is in Chikmagalur tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Chikkamagaluru is about 10 km away. Chikmagalur is about 11 km away. Chikmagalūr is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Billenahalli (under 2 km), Neradi (1.6 km) and Halasumane (1.7 km).

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

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