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About Tekal Village

Tekal is a mid sized village in Malur tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,728, made up of 886 males and 842 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 438.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tekal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tekal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Malur
Pincode 563137
Area (hectares) 438.57 hectares
Population 1,728
Male Population 886
Female Population 842
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tekal compares

By the 2011 count Tekal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 632 residents. Its 438.57 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Tekal

Tekal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Tekal 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tekal from other places

Tekal lies about 18 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Tyakal, about under 2 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 Tekal
Nearest railway station Tyakal under 2 km
Nearest town Bangarapet 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Malur 16 km
District headquarters Kolar 18 km

Villages closest to Tekal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tekal village had a population of 1,728. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 632 residents.

Tekal village has 886 males and 842 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tekal has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Tekal is 563137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tekal covers 438.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tekal falls under Malur tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Tekal is Tyakal, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Tekal.

Tekal is about 18 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tekal is in Malur tehsil of Kolar district. Tyakal is about under 2 km away. Bangarapet is about 11 km away. Malur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banahalli (under 2 km), Kavalagiriyanahalli (under 2 km) and Somasandra (1.8 km).

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

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