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About Taranhalli Village

Taranhalli is a large village in Chitapur tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,162, made up of 1,055 males and 1,107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1179.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taranhalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taranhalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Chitapur
Pincode 585228
Area (hectares) 1179.47 hectares
Population 2,162
Male Population 1,055
Female Population 1,107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Taranhalli compares

By the 2011 count Taranhalli is the 38th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents. Its 1179.47 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Taranhalli

Taranhalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Taranhalli 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Taranhalli from other places

Taranhalli lies about 22 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Shahabad, about 4.7 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 Taranhalli
Nearest town Shāhābād 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Shahabad 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Chitapur 18 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 22 km

Villages closest to Taranhalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taranhalli village had a population of 2,162. That makes it the 38th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents.

Taranhalli village has 1,055 males and 1,107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taranhalli has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Taranhalli is 585228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taranhalli covers 1179.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Taranhalli falls under Chitapur tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Taranhalli is Shahabad, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Taranhalli is about 22 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taranhalli is in Chitapur tehsil of Gulbarga district. Shāhābād is about 4.1 km away. Shahabad is about 4.7 km away. Chitapur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bapu Nagar (3.8 km), Maha Nagar (3.8 km) and Seva Nagar (3.8 km).

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

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