About Tenkakajekar Village

Tenkakajekar is a mid sized village in Bantval tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,826, made up of 906 males and 920 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 616.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tenkakajekar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tenkakajekar village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil	Bantval
Pincode	574233
Area (hectares)	616.43 hectares
Population	1,826
Male Population	906
Female Population	920
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,015
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tenkakajekar compares

By the 2011 count Tenkakajekar is the 62nd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents. Its 616.43 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Tenkakajekar

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

Tenkakajekar lies about 10 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Neralakatte, about 11 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 Tenkakajekar
District headquarters	Dakshina Kannada	10 km
Nearest railway station	Neralakatte	11 km
Nearest town	Puttūr	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bantval	16 km

Villages closest to Tenkakajekar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tenkakajekar village had a population of 1,826. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents.

Tenkakajekar village has 906 males and 920 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tenkakajekar has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Tenkakajekar is 574233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tenkakajekar covers 616.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tenkakajekar falls under Bantval tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Tenkakajekar is Neralakatte, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tenkakajekar.

Tenkakajekar is about 10 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tenkakajekar is in Bantval tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Dakshina Kannada is about 10 km away. Neralakatte is about 11 km away. Puttūr is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.