About Thalaku Village

Thalaku is a large village in Challakere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,392, made up of 1,737 males and 1,655 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1007.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577543, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thalaku Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thalaku village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chitradurga
Tehsil	Challakere
Pincode	577543
Area (hectares)	1007.94 hectares
Population	3,392
Male Population	1,737
Female Population	1,655
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Thalaku compares

By the 2011 count Thalaku is the 14th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents. Its 1007.94 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Thalaku

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

Thalaku lies about 39 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Talaku, about under 2 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 Thalaku
Nearest railway station	Talaku	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Challakere	15 km
District headquarters	Chitradurga	39 km

Villages closest to Thalaku

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

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Common questions about Thalaku

As per the Census of India 2011, Thalaku village had a population of 3,392. That makes it the 14th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents.

Thalaku village has 1,737 males and 1,655 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thalaku has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Thalaku is 577543. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thalaku covers 1007.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thalaku falls under Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Thalaku is Talaku, about under 2 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 village for Thalaku.

Thalaku is about 39 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thalaku is in Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Talaku is about under 2 km away. Challakere is about 15 km away. Chitradurga is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.