Thumbe
Sign in to saveThumbe is a census town in Dakshina Kannada district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Thumbe in Kannada literally means a minute white flower without any fragrance but considered extremely auspicious for worship of Shiva.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Thumbe
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- Kannada
- Settlement.other_name
- Thumbay
- Settlement.settlement_type
- village
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Karnataka
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Karnataka, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Karnataka
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Dakshina Kannada
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Nearest City
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Dakshina Kannada district
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
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Thumbe is a census town in Dakshina Kannada district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Thumbe in Kannada literally means a minute white flower without any fragrance but considered extremely auspicious for worship of Shiva.
==Demographics== India census, Thumbe had a population of 5558. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Thumbe has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 67%. In Thumbe, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.