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About Thumrihosuru Village

Thumrihosuru is a mid sized village in Shikarpur tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 813, made up of 403 males and 410 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 545.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thumrihosuru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thumrihosuru village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Shikarpur
Pincode 577427
Area (hectares) 545.05 hectares
Population 813
Male Population 403
Female Population 410
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thumrihosuru compares

By the 2011 count Thumrihosuru is the 90th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 545.05 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Thumrihosuru

Thumrihosuru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thumrihosuru as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Thumrihosuru from other places

Thumrihosuru lies about 28 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kumsi, about 6.2 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 Thumrihosuru
Nearest railway station Kumsi 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Shikarpur 21 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 21 km
District headquarters Shimoga 28 km

Villages closest to Thumrihosuru

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 Thumrihosuru

As per the Census of India 2011, Thumrihosuru village had a population of 813. That makes it the 90th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Thumrihosuru village has 403 males and 410 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thumrihosuru has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

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

Thumrihosuru covers 545.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thumrihosuru falls under Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Thumrihosuru is Kumsi, about 6.2 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 km distance for Thumrihosuru.

Thumrihosuru is about 28 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thumrihosuru is in Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district. Kumsi is about 6.2 km away. Shikarpur is about 21 km away. Shikaripura 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 Kalmane (8.3 km), Anjanapura (9.2 km) and Chikkoralahalli (9.3 km).

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

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