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About Negathur Village

Negathur is a small village in Hunsur tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 291, made up of 153 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Negathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Negathur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Hunsur
Pincode 571105
Area (hectares) 239.9 hectares
Population 291
Male Population 153
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Negathur compares

By the 2011 count Negathur is the 163rd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 239.9 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Negathur

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

Negathur lies about 53 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 36 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 Negathur
Tehsil headquarters Hunsur 18 km
Nearest town Hunsūr 18 km
Nearest railway station Krishnaraja Nagar 36 km
District headquarters Mysore 53 km

Villages closest to Negathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Negathur village had a population of 291. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Negathur village has 153 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Negathur has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Negathur is 571105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Negathur covers 239.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Negathur falls under Hunsur tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Negathur is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 36 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 Negathur.

Negathur is about 53 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Negathur is in Hunsur tehsil of Mysore district. Hunsur is about 18 km away. Hunsūr is about 18 km away. Krishnaraja Nagar is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mudaganur (under 2 km), Kolavige (under 2 km) and Sindenahalli (1.6 km).

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

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