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About Tekalavatti Village

Tekalavatti is a mid sized village in Holalkere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,868, made up of 933 males and 935 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2078.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577533, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tekalavatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tekalavatti village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Holalkere
Pincode 577533
Area (hectares) 2078.59 hectares
Population 1,868
Male Population 933
Female Population 935
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tekalavatti compares

By the 2011 count Tekalavatti is the 25th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents. Its 2078.59 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Tekalavatti

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

Tekalavatti lies about 21 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Amritapura, about 20 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 Tekalavatti
Nearest railway station Amritapura 20 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Holalkere 23 km

Villages closest to Tekalavatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tekalavatti village had a population of 1,868. That makes it the 25th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents.

Tekalavatti village has 933 males and 935 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tekalavatti has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Tekalavatti is 577533. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tekalavatti covers 2078.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tekalavatti falls under Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Tekalavatti is Amritapura, about 20 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 Tekalavatti.

Tekalavatti is about 21 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tekalavatti is in Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Amritapura is about 20 km away. Chitradurga is about 21 km away. Holalkere is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumaranahalli (2.3 km), Kereyagalahalli (3.1 km) and Chowdagondanahalli (3.3 km).

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

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