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About Bettada Thunga Village

Bettada Thunga is a large village in Piriyapatna tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,298, made up of 1,137 males and 1,161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 805.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bettada Thunga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bettada Thunga village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Piriyapatna
Pincode 571102
Area (hectares) 805.61 hectares
Population 2,298
Male Population 1,137
Female Population 1,161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bettada Thunga compares

By the 2011 count Bettada Thunga is the 18th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,166 residents. Its 805.61 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Bettada Thunga

Bettada Thunga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bettada Thunga as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bettada Thunga from other places

Bettada Thunga lies about 58 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Hosa Agrahara, about 27 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 Bettada Thunga
Tehsil headquarters Piriyapatna 15 km
Nearest town Hunsūr 25 km
Nearest railway station Hosa Agrahara 27 km
District headquarters Mysore 58 km

Villages closest to Bettada Thunga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Piriyapatna 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 Bettada Thunga

As per the Census of India 2011, Bettada Thunga village had a population of 2,298. That makes it the 18th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,166 residents.

Bettada Thunga village has 1,137 males and 1,161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bettada Thunga has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Bettada Thunga is 571102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bettada Thunga covers 805.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bettada Thunga falls under Piriyapatna tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bettada Thunga is Hosa Agrahara, about 27 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 10+ km distance for Bettada Thunga.

Bettada Thunga is about 58 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bettada Thunga is in Piriyapatna tehsil of Mysore district. Piriyapatna is about 15 km away. Hunsūr is about 25 km away. Hosa Agrahara 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 Hiremalali (1.9 km), Chikkamalali (1.9 km) and Kudakuru (2.7 km).

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

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