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'''Thumbe''' ([[Kannada]]: ತುಂಬೆ ) is a [[census town]] in [[Dakshina Kannada district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Karnataka]]. Thumbe in [[Kannada]] literally means a minute white flower without any fragrance but considered extremely auspicious for worship of [[Shiva]]. |
'''Thumbe''' ([[Kannada]]: ತುಂಬೆ ) is a [[census town]] in [[Dakshina Kannada district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|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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==Demographics== |
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Thumbe (Kannada: ತುಂಬೆ ) 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
As of 2001 India census[1], 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.