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About Talakatnal Village

Talakatnal is one of the larger villages in Gokak tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,288, made up of 2,605 males and 2,683 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1652.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Talakatnal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Talakatnal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Gokak
Pincode 591233
Area (hectares) 1652.03 hectares
Population 5,288
Male Population 2,605
Female Population 2,683
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Talakatnal compares

By the 2011 count Talakatnal is the 23rd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents. Its 1652.03 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Talakatnal

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

Talakatnal lies about 64 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Ghataprabha, about 21 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 Talakatnal
Nearest town Mudalgi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Gokak 15 km
Nearest railway station Ghataprabha 21 km
District headquarters Belgaum 64 km

Villages closest to Talakatnal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gokak 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 Talakatnal

As per the Census of India 2011, Talakatnal village had a population of 5,288. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents.

Talakatnal village has 2,605 males and 2,683 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Talakatnal has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Talakatnal is 591233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Talakatnal covers 1652.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Talakatnal falls under Gokak tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Talakatnal is Ghataprabha, about 21 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 10+ km distance for Talakatnal.

Talakatnal is about 64 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Talakatnal is in Gokak tehsil of Belgaum district. Mudalgi is about 12 km away. Gokak is about 15 km away. Ghataprabha is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Udagatti (2.7 km), Masaguppi (3.6 km) and Hunshyal (4.2 km).

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

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