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About Tekalahalli Village

Tekalahalli is a small village in Dod Ballapur tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 31, made up of 16 males and 15 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tekalahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tekalahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Dod Ballapur
Pincode 561203
Area (hectares) 134.24 hectares
Population 31
Male Population 16
Female Population 15
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tekalahalli compares

By the 2011 count Tekalahalli is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 134.24 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Tekalahalli

Tekalahalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tekalahalli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Tekalahalli from other places

Tekalahalli lies about 38 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Someshwara, about 12 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 Tekalahalli
Nearest railway station Someshwara 12 km
Nearest town Gauribidanur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Dod Ballapur 31 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 38 km

Villages closest to Tekalahalli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dod Ballapur 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 Tekalahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Tekalahalli village had a population of 31. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Tekalahalli village has 16 males and 15 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tekalahalli has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Tekalahalli is 561203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tekalahalli covers 134.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tekalahalli falls under Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Tekalahalli is Someshwara, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance for Tekalahalli.

Tekalahalli is about 38 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tekalahalli is in Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Someshwara is about 12 km away. Gauribidanur is about 13 km away. Dod Ballapur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dinnenahalli (under 2 km), Mugachinnenahalli (4.5 km) and Byrapura (6.7 km).

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

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