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About Thodaru Village

Thodaru is a large village in Mangalore tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,031, made up of 1,556 males and 1,475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 770.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thodaru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thodaru village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Mangalore
Pincode 574227
Area (hectares) 770.58 hectares
Population 3,031
Male Population 1,556
Female Population 1,475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thodaru compares

By the 2011 count Thodaru is the 26th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 770.58 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1060.

Getting to Thodaru

Thodaru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thodaru 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 Thodaru from other places

Thodaru lies about 35 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Jokatte, about 16 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 Thodaru
Nearest town Mūdbidri 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Jokatte 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Mangalore 19 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 35 km

Villages closest to Thodaru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thodaru village had a population of 3,031. That makes it the 26th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Thodaru village has 1,556 males and 1,475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thodaru has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1060.

The pincode recorded for Thodaru is 574227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thodaru covers 770.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thodaru falls under Mangalore tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Thodaru is Jokatte, about 16 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 Thodaru.

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

Thodaru is in Mangalore tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Mūdbidri is about 4.1 km away. Jokatte is about 16 km away. Mangalore is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badagayedapadavu (3.0 km), Tenkamijar (4.0 km) and Tenkayedapadavu (4.8 km).

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

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