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About Thuvekere Village

Thuvekere is a mid sized village in Kunigal tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,664, made up of 846 males and 818 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 582.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thuvekere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thuvekere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Kunigal
Pincode 572134
Area (hectares) 582.76 hectares
Population 1,664
Male Population 846
Female Population 818
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thuvekere compares

By the 2011 count Thuvekere is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 582.76 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 Thuvekere

Thuvekere is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thuvekere as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Thuvekere from other places

Thuvekere lies about 39 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Siddapura, about 4.9 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 Thuvekere
Nearest railway station Siddapura 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kunigal 9.6 km
District headquarters Tumkur 39 km

Villages closest to Thuvekere

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 Thuvekere

As per the Census of India 2011, Thuvekere village had a population of 1,664. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Thuvekere village has 846 males and 818 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thuvekere has about 967 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 Thuvekere is 572134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thuvekere covers 582.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thuvekere falls under Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Thuvekere is Siddapura, about 4.9 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 - 10 km distance for Thuvekere.

Thuvekere is about 39 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thuvekere is in Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district. Siddapura is about 4.9 km away. Kunigal is about 9.6 km away. Tumkur is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kodipalya (under 2 km), Byadarahalli (under 2 km) and Siddapura (3.1 km).

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

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