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About Thimlapura Village

Thimlapura is a mid sized village in Shikarpur tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,138, made up of 596 males and 542 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thimlapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thimlapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Shikarpur
Pincode 577427
Area (hectares) 209.19 hectares
Population 1,138
Male Population 596
Female Population 542
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thimlapura compares

By the 2011 count Thimlapura is the 68th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 209.19 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Thimlapura

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

Thimlapura lies about 40 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kumsi, about 21 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 Thimlapura
Tehsil headquarters Shikarpur 3.7 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Kumsi 21 km
District headquarters Shimoga 40 km

Villages closest to Thimlapura

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.

Common questions about Thimlapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Thimlapura village had a population of 1,138. That makes it the 68th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Thimlapura village has 596 males and 542 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thimlapura has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Thimlapura is 577427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thimlapura covers 209.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thimlapura falls under Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Thimlapura is Kumsi, about 21 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 Thimlapura.

Thimlapura is about 40 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thimlapura is in Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district. Shikarpur is about 3.7 km away. Shikaripura is about 3.7 km away. Kumsi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doopadahalli (under 2 km), Nandihalli (1.7 km) and Bhadrapura (2.0 km).

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

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