# Turuvekere, Tumkur (Karnataka) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Tumkur, Karnataka 

# Turuvekere

Turuvekere is a sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka. At the 2011 Census it had **168,994 people**, 2 towns and 243 villages (233 inhabited). The largest village is Mayasandra (3,778 people).

- 168,994people (2011)
- 243villages
- 2towns
- 77.3%literacy

## Population of Turuvekere compared with Tumkur

■ Turuvekere · ■ Tumkur district

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**959

Working population ****49.3%**

**50.6%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Turuvekere

Of every 100 households in Turuvekere in 2011, 91 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Turuvekere · ■ Tumkur district

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**66%

Tap water ****62%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**77%

Use banking services ****50%**

**49%

Television ****58%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**20%

Own their home ****90%**

**84%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Turuvekere

- Turuvekere14,194 people
- Adityapatna2,623 people

## Largest villages in Turuvekere

- Mayasandra · 3,778 people
- Muniyur · 2,739 people
- Benakanakere · 2,681 people
- Turuvekere · 2,576 people
- Talkere · 2,508 people
- Kondajji · 2,477 people
- Banasandra · 2,385 people
- Sampigehosahalli · 2,230 people
- Sampige · 2,154 people
- Dandinashivara · 1,977 people
- Toremavinahalli · 1,902 people
- Srirampura · 1,664 people
- Dabbeghatta · 1,581 people
- Dunda · 1,564 people
- Thandaga · 1,560 people
- Goni Tumkur · 1,506 people

[All 243 villages in Turuvekere →](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/turuvekere/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Turuvekere?243 (233 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Turuvekere in?Tumkur district, Karnataka
- What is the population of Turuvekere?168,994 (Census 2011)