About Beguru Dodda Thanda Village

Beguru Dodda Thanda is a large village in Shikarpur tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,364, made up of 1,732 males and 1,632 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 695.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Beguru Dodda Thanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Beguru Dodda Thanda village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Shikarpur
Pincode	577427
Area (hectares)	695.1 hectares
Population	3,364
Male Population	1,732
Female Population	1,632
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Beguru Dodda Thanda compares

By the 2011 count Beguru Dodda Thanda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 695.1 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Beguru Dodda Thanda

Beguru Dodda Thanda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Beguru Dodda Thanda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Beguru Dodda Thanda from other places

Beguru Dodda Thanda lies about 43 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kumsi, about 25 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 Beguru Dodda Thanda
Tehsil headquarters	Shikarpur	5.0 km
Nearest town	Shikaripura	5.0 km
Nearest railway station	Kumsi	25 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	43 km

Villages closest to Beguru Dodda Thanda

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

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Common questions about Beguru Dodda Thanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Beguru Dodda Thanda village had a population of 3,364. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Beguru Dodda Thanda village has 1,732 males and 1,632 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Beguru Dodda Thanda has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Beguru Dodda Thanda is 577427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Beguru Dodda Thanda covers 695.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Beguru Dodda Thanda falls under Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Beguru Dodda Thanda is Kumsi, about 25 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Beguru Dodda Thanda.

Beguru Dodda Thanda is about 43 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Beguru Dodda Thanda is in Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district. Shikarpur is about 5.0 km away. Shikaripura is about 5.0 km away. Kumsi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beguru (under 2 km), Sadashivapura (2.6 km) and Dabbanabhyranahalli (2.7 km).

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