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About Taitone Village

Taitone is a mid sized village in Jagalur tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 501, made up of 258 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 500.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577528, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taitone Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taitone village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Jagalur
Pincode 577528
Area (hectares) 500.98 hectares
Population 501
Male Population 258
Female Population 243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Taitone compares

By the 2011 count Taitone is the 106th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents. Its 500.98 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Taitone

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

Taitone lies about 58 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Bommagundanakere, about 24 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 Taitone
Tehsil headquarters Jagalur 14 km
Nearest railway station Bommagundanakere 24 km
Nearest town Challakere 31 km
District headquarters Davanagere 58 km

Villages closest to Taitone

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taitone village had a population of 501. That makes it the 106th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents.

Taitone village has 258 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taitone has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Taitone is 577528. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taitone covers 500.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Taitone falls under Jagalur tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Taitone is Bommagundanakere, about 24 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 Taitone.

Taitone is about 58 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taitone is in Jagalur tehsil of Davanagere district. Jagalur is about 14 km away. Bommagundanakere is about 24 km away. Challakere is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Halehalli (under 2 km), Salahalli (1.9 km) and Hiremallanahole (2.3 km).

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

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