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About Appasandra Village

Appasandra is a small village in Turuvekere tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 432, made up of 209 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Appasandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Appasandra village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Turuvekere
Pincode 572211
Area (hectares) 229.85 hectares
Population 432
Male Population 209
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Appasandra compares

By the 2011 count Appasandra is the 129th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 653 residents. Its 229.85 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Appasandra

Appasandra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Appasandra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Appasandra from other places

Appasandra lies about 40 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Sampige Road, about 2.8 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 Appasandra
Nearest railway station Sampige Road 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Turuvekere 15 km
Nearest town Chiknāyakanhalli 20 km
District headquarters Tumkur 40 km

Villages closest to Appasandra

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 Appasandra

As per the Census of India 2011, Appasandra village had a population of 432. That makes it the 129th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 653 residents.

Appasandra village has 209 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Appasandra has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Appasandra is 572211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Appasandra covers 229.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Appasandra falls under Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Appasandra is Sampige Road, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Appasandra.

Appasandra is about 40 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Appasandra is in Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district. Sampige Road is about 2.8 km away. Turuvekere is about 15 km away. Chiknāyakanhalli 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 Yeladabagi (1.9 km), Chakuvalli (1.9 km) and Hadavanahalli (3.0 km).

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

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