About Thekkaru Village

Thekkaru is a large village in Beltangadi tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,235, made up of 1,566 males and 1,669 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 656.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574241, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thekkaru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thekkaru village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil	Beltangadi
Pincode	574241
Area (hectares)	656.68 hectares
Population	3,235
Male Population	1,566
Female Population	1,669
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,066
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Thekkaru compares

By the 2011 count Thekkaru is the 33rd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents. Its 656.68 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Thekkaru

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

Thekkaru lies about 6.5 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Neralakatte, about 7.6 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 Thekkaru
District headquarters	Dakshina Kannada	6.5 km
Nearest railway station	Neralakatte	7.6 km
Nearest town	Puttūr	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Beltangadi	17 km

Villages closest to Thekkaru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thekkaru village had a population of 3,235. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents.

Thekkaru village has 1,566 males and 1,669 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thekkaru has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Thekkaru is 574241. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thekkaru covers 656.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thekkaru falls under Beltangadi tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Thekkaru is Neralakatte, about 7.6 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 Thekkaru.

Thekkaru is about 6.5 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thekkaru is in Beltangadi tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Dakshina Kannada is about 6.5 km away. Neralakatte is about 7.6 km away. Puttūr is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.