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About Thorenur Village

Thorenur is a large village in Somvarpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,821, made up of 1,921 males and 1,900 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1920.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thorenur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thorenur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Somvarpet
Pincode 571232
Area (hectares) 1920.39 hectares
Population 3,821
Male Population 1,921
Female Population 1,900
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thorenur compares

By the 2011 count Thorenur is the 9th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents. Its 1920.39 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1053.

Getting to Thorenur

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

How far is Thorenur from other places

Thorenur lies about 32 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Annechakanahali, about 38 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 Thorenur
Tehsil headquarters Somvarpet 16 km
Nearest town Madikeri 31 km
District headquarters Kodagu 32 km
Nearest railway station Annechakanahali 38 km

Villages closest to Thorenur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thorenur village had a population of 3,821. That makes it the 9th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents.

Thorenur village has 1,921 males and 1,900 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thorenur has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1053.

The pincode recorded for Thorenur is 571232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thorenur covers 1920.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thorenur falls under Somvarpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Thorenur is Annechakanahali, about 38 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 village for Thorenur.

Thorenur is about 32 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thorenur is in Somvarpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Somvarpet is about 16 km away. Madikeri is about 31 km away. Kodagu is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manajur (1.5 km), Hebbale (2.4 km) and Marur (3.8 km).

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

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