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About Tambur Village

Tambur is a mid sized village in Kalghatgi tehsil, in the district of Dharwad, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,899, made up of 986 males and 913 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 665.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tambur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tambur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dharwad
Tehsil Kalghatgi
Pincode 581204
Area (hectares) 665.2 hectares
Population 1,899
Male Population 986
Female Population 913
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tambur compares

By the 2011 count Tambur is the 23rd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents. Its 665.2 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Tambur

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

Tambur lies about 41 km from Dharwad, and the nearest railway station is Hubballi, about 37 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 Tambur
Tehsil headquarters Kalghatgi 10 km
Nearest town Yellāpur 28 km
Nearest railway station Hubballi 37 km
District headquarters Dharwad 41 km

Villages closest to Tambur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tambur village had a population of 1,899. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents.

Tambur village has 986 males and 913 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tambur has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Tambur is 581204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tambur covers 665.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tambur falls under Kalghatgi tehsil of Dharwad district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Tambur is Hubballi, about 37 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 Tambur.

Tambur is about 41 km from Dharwad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tambur is in Kalghatgi tehsil of Dharwad district. Kalghatgi is about 10 km away. Yellāpur is about 28 km away. Hubballi is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shiddanabhavi (under 2 km), Singanahalli (2.0 km) and Junjanbail (2.8 km).

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

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