About Tarakhanda Village

Tarakhanda is a mid sized village in Siddapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 934, made up of 463 males and 471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 508.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581322, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarakhanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarakhanda village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Uttara Kannada
Tehsil	Siddapur
Pincode	581322
Area (hectares)	508.67 hectares
Population	934
Male Population	463
Female Population	471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,017
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarakhanda compares

By the 2011 count Tarakhanda is the 21st largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 427 residents. Its 508.67 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Tarakhanda

Tarakhanda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tarakhanda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Tarakhanda from other places

Tarakhanda lies about 41 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Talaguppa, about 22 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 Tarakhanda
Tehsil headquarters	Siddapur	11 km
Nearest railway station	Talaguppa	22 km
Nearest town	Sirsi	28 km
District headquarters	Uttara Kannada	41 km

Villages closest to Tarakhanda

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.

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Common questions about Tarakhanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarakhanda village had a population of 934. That makes it the 21st largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 427 residents.

Tarakhanda village has 463 males and 471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarakhanda has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

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

Tarakhanda covers 508.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Tarakhanda is Talaguppa, about 22 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tarakhanda.

Tarakhanda 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.

Tarakhanda is in Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Siddapur is about 11 km away. Talaguppa is about 22 km away. Sirsi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.