About Thekkatte Village

Thekkatte is one of the larger villages in Kundapura tehsil, in the district of Udupi, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,590, made up of 2,705 males and 2,885 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 543.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 576231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thekkatte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thekkatte village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Udupi
Tehsil	Kundapura
Pincode	576231
Area (hectares)	543.73 hectares
Population	5,590
Male Population	2,705
Female Population	2,885
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,067
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Thekkatte compares

By the 2011 count Thekkatte is the 13th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,651 residents. Its 543.73 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1162.

Getting to Thekkatte

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

Thekkatte lies about 24 km from Udupi, and the nearest railway station is Kundapura, about 7.6 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 Thekkatte
Nearest railway station	Kundapura	7.6 km
District headquarters	Udupi	24 km

Villages closest to Thekkatte

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thekkatte village had a population of 5,590. That makes it the 13th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,651 residents.

Thekkatte village has 2,705 males and 2,885 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thekkatte has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1162.

The pincode recorded for Thekkatte is 576231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thekkatte covers 543.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thekkatte falls under Kundapura tehsil of Udupi district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Thekkatte is Kundapura, about 7.6 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 Thekkatte.

Thekkatte is about 24 km from Udupi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thekkatte is in Kundapura tehsil of Udupi district. Kundapura is about 7.6 km away. Udupi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.