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About Dunthuru Village

Dunthuru is a mid sized village in Kanakapura tehsil, in the district of Ramanagara, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,436, made up of 716 males and 720 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 567.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dunthuru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dunthuru village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Ramanagara
Tehsil Kanakapura
Pincode 562126
Area (hectares) 567.68 hectares
Population 1,436
Male Population 716
Female Population 720
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dunthuru compares

By the 2011 count Dunthuru is the 55th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,067 residents. Its 567.68 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Dunthuru

Dunthuru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dunthuru 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dunthuru from other places

Dunthuru lies about 34 km from Ramanagara, and the nearest railway station is Channapatna, about 30 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 Dunthuru
Tehsil headquarters Kanakapura 17 km
Nearest railway station Channapatna 30 km
District headquarters Ramanagara 34 km

Villages closest to Dunthuru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dunthuru village had a population of 1,436. That makes it the 55th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,067 residents.

Dunthuru village has 716 males and 720 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dunthuru has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Dunthuru is 562126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dunthuru covers 567.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dunthuru falls under Kanakapura tehsil of Ramanagara district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Dunthuru is Channapatna, about 30 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dunthuru.

Dunthuru is about 34 km from Ramanagara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dunthuru is in Kanakapura tehsil of Ramanagara district. Kanakapura is about 17 km away. Channapatna is about 30 km away. Ramanagara is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haravathipalya (2.0 km), Kunchitigarapalya (2.0 km) and Nagarasanakote (2.6 km).

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

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