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About Tarikere Village

Tarikere is a mid sized village in Hosdurga tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 744, made up of 372 males and 372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 914.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577533, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarikere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarikere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Hosdurga
Pincode 577533
Area (hectares) 914.43 hectares
Population 744
Male Population 372
Female Population 372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarikere compares

By the 2011 count Tarikere is the 98th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 914.43 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Tarikere

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

Tarikere lies about 48 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Hosadurga Road, about 34 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 Tarikere
Tehsil headquarters Hosdurga 17 km
Nearest town Hosadurga 17 km
Nearest railway station Hosadurga Road 34 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 48 km

Villages closest to Tarikere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarikere village had a population of 744. That makes it the 98th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Tarikere village has 372 males and 372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarikere has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

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

Tarikere covers 914.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tarikere falls under Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Tarikere is Hosadurga Road, about 34 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 Tarikere.

Tarikere is about 48 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarikere is in Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district. Hosdurga is about 17 km away. Hosadurga is about 17 km away. Hosadurga Road is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siddagondanahalli (1.7 km), Kappanaikanahalli (2.4 km) and Guddadaneralakere (2.9 km).

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

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