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About Muniyur Village

Muniyur is a large village in Turuvekere tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,739, made up of 1,414 males and 1,325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 321.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muniyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muniyur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Turuvekere
Pincode 572227
Area (hectares) 321.38 hectares
Population 2,739
Male Population 1,414
Female Population 1,325
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 Muniyur compares

By the 2011 count Muniyur 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 321.38 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Muniyur

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

Muniyur lies about 49 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Banasandra, about 10 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 Muniyur
Tehsil headquarters Turuvekere 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Banasandra 10 km
Nearest town Tiptūr 24 km
District headquarters Tumkur 49 km

Villages closest to Muniyur

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 Muniyur

As per the Census of India 2011, Muniyur village had a population of 2,739. 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.

Muniyur village has 1,414 males and 1,325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muniyur has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Muniyur is 572227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muniyur covers 321.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Muniyur falls under Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Muniyur is Banasandra, about 10 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 village for Muniyur.

Muniyur is about 49 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muniyur is in Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district. Turuvekere is about 2.3 km away. Banasandra is about 10 km away. Tiptūr is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arisinadahalli (1.6 km), Tavarekere (1.7 km) and Srirampura (2.2 km).

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

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