# Thalaku Village, Challakere, Chitradurga (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/thalaku/ Village · Challakere, Chitradurga # Thalaku Thalaku is a village in Challakere sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577543**. The 2011 Census counted **3,392 people in 751 households**, the 14th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 3,392people (2011) - 751households - 74.1%literacy - 577543PIN code ## Thalaku PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thalaku is 577543.** Thalaku falls in Challakere sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577543 - Gram panchayatThalaku - Community development blockChallakere - Census village code605303 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thalaku from nearby towns? - Challakere (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Chitradurga (district HQ)46 km by road - Challakere (nearest town)16 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Thalaku? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Thalaku; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Challakere - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Challakere - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Thalaku known for? The main crops are **groundnut and maize**. About 52% of the 1,008 hectares of village land is sown, and 169 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Thalaku Of every 100 households in Thalaku in 2011, 91 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Thalaku · ■ Challakere rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **78% Toilet within the home ****33%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****67%** **84% Tap water ****97%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****54%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **94% Use banking services ****58%** **49% Television ****53%** **32% Mobile phone ****62%** **46% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****18%** **32% Own their home ****70%** **91% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Thalaku? ■ Thalaku · ■ Challakere rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%** **66.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953** **962 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****803** **936 Working population ****54.9%** **57.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.0% for men and 64.1% for women. 66% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 251 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 239 (13%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 810 (43%) · **■** Marginal 558 (30%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Challakere - Doddaullarthi4,296 people - Neralagunte4,296 people - Obalapura3,651 people - Pagadalabande3,460 people - Nagaramgere3,284 people - Thimmannanayakanakote3,110 people - Gopanahalli3,010 people - Hulikunte2,857 people [All 195 villages in Challakere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thalaku?577543 - How far is Thalaku from Chitradurga?46 km by road - What is the population of Thalaku?3,392 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thalaku in?Chitradurga district (Challakere sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Thalaku?74.1% (Census 2011)