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About Tadkal Village

Tadkal is one of the larger villages in Aland tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,298, made up of 2,758 males and 2,540 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2415.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585238, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tadkal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tadkal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Aland
Pincode 585238
Area (hectares) 2415.83 hectares
Population 5,298
Male Population 2,758
Female Population 2,540
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tadkal compares

By the 2011 count Tadkal is the 8th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,266 residents. Its 2415.83 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Tadkal

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

Tadkal lies about 37 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Hunsi Hadgil, about 29 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 Tadkal
Tehsil headquarters Aland 11 km
Nearest railway station Hunsi Hadgil 29 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 37 km

Villages closest to Tadkal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tadkal village had a population of 5,298. That makes it the 8th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,266 residents.

Tadkal village has 2,758 males and 2,540 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tadkal has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Tadkal is 585238. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tadkal covers 2415.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tadkal falls under Aland tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Tadkal is Hunsi Hadgil, about 29 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 village for Tadkal.

Tadkal is about 37 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tadkal is in Aland tehsil of Gulbarga district. Aland is about 11 km away. Hunsi Hadgil is about 29 km away. Gulbarga is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanmas (3.5 km), Sukarwadi (3.6 km) and Munhalli (4.0 km).

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

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