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About Theralu Village

Theralu is a mid sized village in Virajpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 979, made up of 502 males and 477 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6581.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571249, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Theralu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Theralu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Virajpet
Pincode 571249
Area (hectares) 6581.78 hectares
Population 979
Male Population 502
Female Population 477
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Theralu compares

By the 2011 count Theralu is the 67th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 6581.78 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 1026.

Getting to Theralu

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

Theralu lies about 48 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Mahé, about 52 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 Theralu
Tehsil headquarters Virajpet 24 km
Nearest town Mattanur 37 km
District headquarters Kodagu 48 km
Nearest railway station Mahé 52 km

Villages closest to Theralu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Theralu village had a population of 979. That makes it the 67th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Theralu village has 502 males and 477 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Theralu has about 950 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 1026.

The pincode recorded for Theralu is 571249. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Theralu covers 6581.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Theralu falls under Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Theralu is Mahé, about 52 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 Theralu.

Theralu is about 48 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Theralu is in Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Virajpet is about 24 km away. Mattanur is about 37 km away. Kodagu is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badagarakeri (4.3 km), Nemmale East And West (5.8 km) and Hysodlur (6.6 km).

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

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