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About Thandaga Village

Thandaga is a mid sized village in Turuvekere tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,560, made up of 736 males and 824 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,120 females per 1000 males. The village covers 646.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572241, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thandaga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thandaga village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Turuvekere
Pincode 572241
Area (hectares) 646.21 hectares
Population 1,560
Male Population 736
Female Population 824
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,120
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thandaga compares

By the 2011 count Thandaga is the 15th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 653 residents. Its 646.21 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 Thandaga

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

Thandaga lies about 60 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Aralaguppe, about 14 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 Thandaga
Tehsil headquarters Turuvekere 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Aralaguppe 14 km
Nearest town Tiptūr 20 km
District headquarters Tumkur 60 km

Villages closest to Thandaga

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 Thandaga

As per the Census of India 2011, Thandaga village had a population of 1,560. That makes it the 15th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 653 residents.

Thandaga village has 736 males and 824 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thandaga has about 1120 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Thandaga is 572241. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thandaga covers 646.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thandaga falls under Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Thandaga is Aralaguppe, about 14 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Thandaga.

Thandaga is about 60 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thandaga is in Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district. Turuvekere is about 8.5 km away. Aralaguppe is about 14 km away. Tiptūr is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandrapura (under 2 km), Sadarahalli (1.7 km) and Govindaghatta (1.8 km).

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

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