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About Agathuru Village

Agathuru is a large village in Heggadadevankote tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,100, made up of 1,025 males and 1,075 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Agathuru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agathuru village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Heggadadevankote
Pincode 571121
Area (hectares) 308 hectares
Population 2,100
Male Population 1,025
Female Population 1,075
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Agathuru compares

By the 2011 count Agathuru is the 27th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 982 residents. Its 308 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Agathuru

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

Agathuru lies about 47 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Sujatapuram, 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 Agathuru
Tehsil headquarters Heggadadevankote 13 km
Nearest town Hunsūr 38 km
Nearest railway station Sujatapuram 38 km
District headquarters Mysore 47 km

Villages closest to Agathuru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Agathuru village had a population of 2,100. That makes it the 27th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 982 residents.

Agathuru village has 1,025 males and 1,075 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agathuru has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Agathuru is 571121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agathuru covers 308 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Agathuru falls under Heggadadevankote tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Agathuru is Sujatapuram, about 38 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 - 10 km distance for Agathuru.

Agathuru is about 47 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agathuru is in Heggadadevankote tehsil of Mysore district. Heggadadevankote is about 13 km away. Hunsūr is about 38 km away. Sujatapuram is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sagare (under 2 km), Bommalapura (2.3 km) and Byrapura (2.3 km).

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

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