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About Thovinakere Village

Thovinakere is a large village in Koratagere tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,394, made up of 1,717 males and 1,677 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 273.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572138, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thovinakere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thovinakere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Koratagere
Pincode 572138
Area (hectares) 273.5 hectares
Population 3,394
Male Population 1,717
Female Population 1,677
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thovinakere compares

By the 2011 count Thovinakere is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 660 residents. Its 273.5 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Thovinakere

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

Thovinakere lies about 22 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Heggere, about 22 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 Thovinakere
Tehsil headquarters Koratagere 17 km
Nearest town Madhugiri 19 km
District headquarters Tumkur 22 km
Nearest railway station Heggere 22 km

Villages closest to Thovinakere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thovinakere village had a population of 3,394. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 660 residents.

Thovinakere village has 1,717 males and 1,677 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thovinakere has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Thovinakere is 572138. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thovinakere covers 273.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thovinakere falls under Koratagere tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Thovinakere is Heggere, about 22 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 Thovinakere.

Thovinakere is about 22 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thovinakere is in Koratagere tehsil of Tumkur district. Koratagere is about 17 km away. Madhugiri is about 19 km away. Tumkur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Surenahalli (under 2 km), Venkataramanahalli (1.7 km) and Jonigarahalli (1.8 km).

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

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