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About Thuragalur Village

Thuragalur is a small village in Malur tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 161, made up of 85 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thuragalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thuragalur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Malur
Pincode 563130
Area (hectares) 144.98 hectares
Population 161
Male Population 85
Female Population 76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Thuragalur compares

By the 2011 count Thuragalur is the 254th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 632 residents. Its 144.98 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 966.

Getting to Thuragalur

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

Thuragalur lies about 27 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Malur, about 5.5 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 Thuragalur
Nearest railway station Malur 5.5 km
Nearest town Mālūr 6.5 km
District headquarters Kolar 27 km

Villages closest to Thuragalur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thuragalur village had a population of 161. That makes it the 254th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 632 residents.

Thuragalur village has 85 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thuragalur has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Thuragalur is 563130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thuragalur covers 144.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thuragalur falls under Malur tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Thuragalur is Malur, about 5.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Thuragalur.

Thuragalur is about 27 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thuragalur is in Malur tehsil of Kolar district. Malur is about 5.5 km away. Mālūr is about 6.5 km away. Kolar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Santhehalli (under 2 km), Kudiyanur (under 2 km) and Nariganahalli (under 2 km).

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

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