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About Thongal Village

Thongal is a small village in Bangarapet tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 70, made up of 41 males and 29 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 707 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thongal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thongal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Bangarapet
Pincode 563129
Area (hectares) 209.34 hectares
Population 70
Male Population 41
Female Population 29
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 707
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 Thongal compares

By the 2011 count Thongal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 209.34 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Thongal

Thongal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Thongal 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 Thongal from other places

Thongal lies about 30 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Champion, 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 Thongal
Nearest town Robertsonpet 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Champion 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Bangarapet 15 km
District headquarters Kolar 30 km

Villages closest to Thongal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thongal village had a population of 70. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Thongal village has 41 males and 29 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thongal has about 707 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Thongal is 563129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thongal covers 209.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thongal falls under Bangarapet tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

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

Thongal is about 30 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thongal is in Bangarapet tehsil of Kolar district. Robertsonpet is about 4.4 km away. Champion is about 4.7 km away. Bangarapet is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kempathimmanhalli (under 2 km), Kallikuppa (under 2 km) and Chinnanagahalli (under 2 km).

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

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