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About Thogarsi Village

Thogarsi is a large village in Shikarpur tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,081, made up of 1,041 males and 1,040 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 544.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577433, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thogarsi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thogarsi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Shikarpur
Pincode 577433
Area (hectares) 544.06 hectares
Population 2,081
Male Population 1,041
Female Population 1,040
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thogarsi compares

By the 2011 count Thogarsi is the 23rd largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 544.06 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Thogarsi

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

Thogarsi lies about 70 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Balegundi, about 34 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 Thogarsi
Tehsil headquarters Shikarpur 26 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 26 km
Nearest railway station Balegundi 34 km
District headquarters Shimoga 70 km

Villages closest to Thogarsi

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 Thogarsi

As per the Census of India 2011, Thogarsi village had a population of 2,081. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Thogarsi village has 1,041 males and 1,040 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thogarsi has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Thogarsi is 577433. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thogarsi covers 544.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thogarsi falls under Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Thogarsi is Balegundi, about 34 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 Thogarsi.

Thogarsi is about 70 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thogarsi is in Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district. Shikarpur is about 26 km away. Shikaripura is about 26 km away. Balegundi 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 Siddihalli (2.1 km), Kodihalli (2.8 km) and Idukinahosakoppa (3.0 km).

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

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