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About Tharikatte Village

Tharikatte is a mid sized village in Bhadravati tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 666, made up of 320 males and 346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tharikatte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tharikatte village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Bhadravati
Pincode 577302
Area (hectares) 209.5 hectares
Population 666
Male Population 320
Female Population 346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tharikatte compares

By the 2011 count Tharikatte is the 98th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents. Its 209.5 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Tharikatte

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

Tharikatte lies about 20 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Masarahalli, about 6.5 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 Tharikatte
Nearest railway station Masarahalli 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhadravati 8.0 km
Nearest town Bhadrāvati 8.0 km
District headquarters Shimoga 20 km

Villages closest to Tharikatte

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tharikatte village had a population of 666. That makes it the 98th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents.

Tharikatte village has 320 males and 346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tharikatte has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Tharikatte is 577302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tharikatte covers 209.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tharikatte falls under Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Tharikatte is Masarahalli, about 6.5 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 Tharikatte.

Tharikatte is about 20 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tharikatte is in Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district. Masarahalli is about 6.5 km away. Bhadravati is about 8.0 km away. Bhadrāvati is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aralikoppa (under 2 km), Ganguru (under 2 km) and Hiriyur (1.7 km).

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

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