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About Talekeri Village

Talekeri is a small village in Siddapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 148, made up of 78 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 798.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581322, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Talekeri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Talekeri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Siddapur
Pincode 581322
Area (hectares) 798.8 hectares
Population 148
Male Population 78
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Talekeri compares

By the 2011 count Talekeri is the 141st largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 427 residents. Its 798.8 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Talekeri

Talekeri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Talekeri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Talekeri from other places

Talekeri lies about 41 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Talaguppa, about 26 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 Talekeri
Tehsil headquarters Siddapur 22 km
Nearest railway station Talaguppa 26 km
Nearest town Kumta 32 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 41 km

Villages closest to Talekeri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Talekeri village had a population of 148. That makes it the 141st largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 427 residents.

Talekeri village has 78 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Talekeri has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Talekeri is 581322. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Talekeri covers 798.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Talekeri falls under Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Talekeri is Talaguppa, about 26 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 10+ km distance for Talekeri.

Talekeri is about 41 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Talekeri is in Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Siddapur is about 22 km away. Talaguppa is about 26 km away. Kumta is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Danmav (under 2 km), Kudegod (under 2 km) and Halegubbi (1.9 km).

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

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