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About Thumakunte Village

Thumakunte is a small village in Pavagada tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 461, made up of 238 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 470.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thumakunte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thumakunte village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Pavagada
Pincode 572116
Area (hectares) 470.11 hectares
Population 461
Male Population 238
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thumakunte compares

By the 2011 count Thumakunte is the 126th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents. Its 470.11 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Thumakunte

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

Thumakunte lies about 81 km from Tumkur. 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 Thumakunte
Tehsil headquarters Pavagada 24 km
Nearest town Pāvugada 24 km
District headquarters Tumkur 81 km

Villages closest to Thumakunte

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thumakunte village had a population of 461. That makes it the 126th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents.

Thumakunte village has 238 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thumakunte has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Thumakunte is 572116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thumakunte covers 470.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thumakunte falls under Pavagada tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The census record for Thumakunte notes the nearest railway station 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 Thumakunte.

Thumakunte is about 81 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thumakunte is in Pavagada tehsil of Tumkur district. Pavagada is about 24 km away. Pāvugada is about 24 km away. Tumkur is about 81 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arasikere (2.1 km), Mangalavada (2.5 km) and Marur (3.1 km).

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

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