About Thakeri Village

Thakeri is a mid sized village in Somvarpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,467, made up of 720 males and 747 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1473.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571236, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thakeri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thakeri village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Kodagu
Tehsil	Somvarpet
Pincode	571236
Area (hectares)	1473.06 hectares
Population	1,467
Male Population	720
Female Population	747
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,038
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Thakeri compares

By the 2011 count Thakeri is the 33rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents. Its 1473.06 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1053.

Getting to Thakeri

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

Thakeri lies about 21 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Yedekumeri, about 31 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 Thakeri
Tehsil headquarters	Somvarpet	5.7 km
Nearest town	Madikeri	18 km
District headquarters	Kodagu	21 km
Nearest railway station	Yedekumeri	31 km

Villages closest to Thakeri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thakeri village had a population of 1,467. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents.

Thakeri village has 720 males and 747 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thakeri has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1053.

The pincode recorded for Thakeri is 571236. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thakeri covers 1473.06 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.

Thakeri falls under Somvarpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Thakeri is Yedekumeri, about 31 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 Thakeri.

Thakeri is about 21 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thakeri is in Somvarpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Somvarpet is about 5.7 km away. Madikeri is about 18 km away. Kodagu is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.