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About Thanigekal Village

Thanigekal is a mid sized village in Hosdurga tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,024, made up of 513 males and 511 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 678.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thanigekal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thanigekal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Hosdurga
Pincode 577527
Area (hectares) 678.54 hectares
Population 1,024
Male Population 513
Female Population 511
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thanigekal compares

By the 2011 count Thanigekal is the 73rd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 678.54 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Thanigekal

Thanigekal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thanigekal as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Thanigekal from other places

Thanigekal lies about 35 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Arabaghatta, about 17 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 Thanigekal
Tehsil headquarters Hosdurga 14 km
Nearest town Hosadurga 14 km
Nearest railway station Arabaghatta 17 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 35 km

Villages closest to Thanigekal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thanigekal village had a population of 1,024. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Thanigekal village has 513 males and 511 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thanigekal has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Thanigekal is 577527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thanigekal covers 678.54 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.

Thanigekal falls under Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Thanigekal is Arabaghatta, about 17 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Thanigekal.

Thanigekal is about 35 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thanigekal is in Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district. Hosdurga is about 14 km away. Hosadurga is about 14 km away. Arabaghatta is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banasihalli (1.8 km), Doddagatta (1.8 km) and Janakal (2.4 km).

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

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