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About Thokur Village

Thokur is a large village in Mangalore tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,898, made up of 1,393 males and 1,505 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 327.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thokur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thokur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Mangalore
Pincode 574146
Area (hectares) 327.41 hectares
Population 2,898
Male Population 1,393
Female Population 1,505
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Thokur compares

By the 2011 count Thokur is the 29th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 327.41 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1060.

Getting to Thokur

Thokur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Thokur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thokur from other places

Thokur lies about 48 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Thokur, about under 2 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 Thokur
Nearest railway station Thokur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mangalore 6.2 km
Nearest town Mangaluru 6.2 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 48 km

Villages closest to Thokur

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 Thokur

As per the Census of India 2011, Thokur village had a population of 2,898. That makes it the 29th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Thokur village has 1,393 males and 1,505 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thokur has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1060.

The pincode recorded for Thokur is 574146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thokur covers 327.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Thokur is Thokur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Thokur is about 48 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thokur is in Mangalore tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Thokur is about under 2 km away. Mangalore is about 6.2 km away. Mangaluru is about 6.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thokur 62 (under 2 km), Bala (2.8 km) and Hosabettu (2.8 km).

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

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