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About Tondkal Village

Tondkal is a small village in Gulbarga tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 338, made up of 155 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,181 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tondkal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tondkal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Gulbarga
Pincode 585316
Area (hectares) 257.73 hectares
Population 338
Male Population 155
Female Population 183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,181
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tondkal compares

By the 2011 count Tondkal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,158 residents. Its 257.73 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 962.

Getting to Tondkal

Tondkal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tondkal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Tondkal from other places

Tondkal lies about 18 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Kurukotta, about 5.1 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 Tondkal
Nearest railway station Kurukotta 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Gulbarga 18 km
Nearest town Kalaburagi 18 km

Villages closest to Tondkal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tondkal village had a population of 338. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,158 residents.

Tondkal village has 155 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tondkal has about 1181 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Tondkal is 585316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tondkal covers 257.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tondkal falls under Gulbarga tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Tondkal is Kurukotta, about 5.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for Tondkal.

Tondkal is about 18 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tondkal is in Gulbarga tehsil of Gulbarga district. Kurukotta is about 5.1 km away. Gulbarga is about 18 km away. Kalaburagi 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 Ankalga (2.0 km), Kadbur (2.3 km) and Halsultanpur (2.5 km).

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

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