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About Thippur Village

Thippur is a mid sized village in Kunigal tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,210, made up of 613 males and 597 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 364.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thippur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thippur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Kunigal
Pincode 572142
Area (hectares) 364.03 hectares
Population 1,210
Male Population 613
Female Population 597
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thippur compares

By the 2011 count Thippur is the 34th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 364.03 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Thippur

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

Thippur lies about 45 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Siddapura, about 1.6 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 Thippur
Nearest railway station Siddapura 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kunigal 14 km
District headquarters Tumkur 45 km

Villages closest to Thippur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thippur village had a population of 1,210. That makes it the 34th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Thippur village has 613 males and 597 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thippur has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Thippur is 572142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thippur covers 364.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thippur falls under Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Thippur is Siddapura, about 1.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Thippur.

Thippur is about 45 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thippur is in Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district. Siddapura is about 1.6 km away. Kunigal is about 14 km away. Tumkur is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singonahalli (under 2 km), Koppa (1.7 km) and Mantya (1.8 km).

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

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