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About Tumari Village

Tumari is a mid sized village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 608, made up of 320 males and 288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 462.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tumari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tumari village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sagar
Pincode 577401
Area (hectares) 462.25 hectares
Population 608
Male Population 320
Female Population 288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tumari compares

By the 2011 count Tumari is the 77th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 462.25 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 1029.

Getting to Tumari

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

Tumari lies about 54 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Balegundi, about 15 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 Tumari
Nearest railway station Balegundi 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 16 km
Nearest town Sāgar 16 km
District headquarters Shimoga 54 km

Villages closest to Tumari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tumari village had a population of 608. That makes it the 77th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Tumari village has 320 males and 288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tumari has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Tumari is 577401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tumari covers 462.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tumari falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Tumari is Balegundi, about 15 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 Tumari.

Tumari is about 54 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tumari is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Balegundi is about 15 km away. Sagar is about 16 km away. Sāgar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gijaga (under 2 km), Sampalli (2.8 km) and Kaptemane (4.3 km).

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

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