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About Thontalapura Village

Thontalapura is a small village in Sakleshpur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 160, made up of 79 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thontalapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thontalapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Sakleshpur
Pincode 573137
Area (hectares) 213.37 hectares
Population 160
Male Population 79
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Thontalapura compares

By the 2011 count Thontalapura is the 172nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 477 residents. Its 213.37 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1047.

Getting to Thontalapura

Thontalapura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Thontalapura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Thontalapura from other places

Thontalapura lies about 24 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Balupete, about 10 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 Thontalapura
Nearest railway station Balupete 10 km
Nearest town Belūr 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakleshpur 16 km
District headquarters Hassan 24 km

Villages closest to Thontalapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thontalapura village had a population of 160. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 477 residents.

Thontalapura village has 79 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thontalapura has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1047.

The pincode recorded for Thontalapura is 573137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thontalapura covers 213.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thontalapura falls under Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Thontalapura is Balupete, about 10 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Thontalapura.

Thontalapura is about 24 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thontalapura is in Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district. Balupete is about 10 km away. Belūr is about 13 km away. Sakleshpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madanapura (under 2 km), Sundahalli (5.2 km) and Lakkunda (5.2 km).

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

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