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About Tenkayedapadavu Village

Tenkayedapadavu is one of the larger villages in Mangalore tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,228, made up of 3,112 males and 3,116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1195.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574164, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tenkayedapadavu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tenkayedapadavu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Mangalore
Pincode 574164
Area (hectares) 1195.41 hectares
Population 6,228
Male Population 3,112
Female Population 3,116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tenkayedapadavu compares

By the 2011 count Tenkayedapadavu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 1195.41 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1060.

Getting to Tenkayedapadavu

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

Tenkayedapadavu lies about 35 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Jokatte, about 13 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 Tenkayedapadavu
Nearest town Mūdbidri 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Jokatte 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Mangalore 14 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 35 km

Villages closest to Tenkayedapadavu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tenkayedapadavu village had a population of 6,228. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Tenkayedapadavu village has 3,112 males and 3,116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tenkayedapadavu has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1060.

The pincode recorded for Tenkayedapadavu is 574164. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tenkayedapadavu covers 1195.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tenkayedapadavu falls under Mangalore tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Tenkayedapadavu is Jokatte, about 13 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tenkayedapadavu.

Tenkayedapadavu is about 35 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tenkayedapadavu is in Mangalore tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Mūdbidri is about 8.8 km away. Jokatte is about 13 km away. Mangalore is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badagayedapadavu (1.8 km), Muduperar (3.7 km) and Tenkamijar (3.7 km).

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

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