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About Sampige Village

Sampige is a large village in Turuvekere tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,154, made up of 1,027 males and 1,127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,097 females per 1000 males. The village covers 434.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sampige Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sampige village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Turuvekere
Pincode 572225
Area (hectares) 434.78 hectares
Population 2,154
Male Population 1,027
Female Population 1,127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,097
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sampige compares

By the 2011 count Sampige is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 653 residents. Its 434.78 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Sampige

Sampige is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sampige 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sampige from other places

Sampige lies about 36 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Sampige Road, about 3.4 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 Sampige
Nearest railway station Sampige Road 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Turuvekere 16 km
Nearest town Chiknāyakanhalli 26 km
District headquarters Tumkur 36 km

Villages closest to Sampige

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sampige village had a population of 2,154. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 653 residents.

Sampige village has 1,027 males and 1,127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sampige has about 1097 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Sampige is 572225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sampige covers 434.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sampige falls under Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sampige is Sampige Road, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sampige.

Sampige is about 36 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sampige is in Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district. Sampige Road is about 3.4 km away. Turuvekere is about 16 km away. Chiknāyakanhalli is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Halesampige (under 2 km), Masthigondanahalli (2.4 km) and Sampigehosahalli (3.9 km).

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

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