# Tekalavatti Village, Holalkere, Chitradurga (Karnataka)

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Village · Holalkere, Chitradurga 

# Tekalavatti

Tekalavatti is a village in Holalkere sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577533**. The 2011 Census counted **1,868 people in 360 households**, the 25th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 1,868people (2011)
- 360households
- 70.1%literacy
- 577533PIN code

## Tekalavatti PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Tekalavatti is 577533.** Tekalavatti falls in Holalkere sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577533
- Gram panchayatTekalavatti
- Community development blockHolalkere
- Census village code605796

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Tekalavatti from nearby towns?

- Holalkere (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Chitradurga (district HQ)45 km by road
- Holalkere (nearest town)35 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 Tekalavatti?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Tekalavatti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Horakeredevarapura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Holalkere
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Holalkere
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 7 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 Tekalavatti known for?

The main crops are **ragi and ground nut**. About 32% of the 2,079 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Tekalavatti

Of every 100 households in Tekalavatti in 2011, 80 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Tekalavatti · ■ Holalkere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**74%

Tap water ****86%**

**56%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**88%

Use banking services ****24%**

**60%

Television ****21%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****60%**

**22%

Own their home ****94%**

**94%

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 Tekalavatti?

■ Tekalavatti · ■ Holalkere rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1085**

**952

Working population ****69.5%**

**57.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 59.3% for women. 71% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 650 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 179 (14%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 35 (3%) · **■** Marginal 427 (33%)

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 Holalkere

- R.Nulenur2,034 people
- Andanur2,015 people
- Arehalli1,964 people
- T.Yemmiganur1,947 people
- Muthugaduru1,839 people
- Gowdihalli1,831 people
- Gangasamudra1,818 people
- Bidarakere1,781 people

[All 201 villages in Holalkere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/holalkere/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tekalavatti?577533
- How far is Tekalavatti from Chitradurga?45 km by road
- What is the population of Tekalavatti?1,868 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tekalavatti in?Chitradurga district (Holalkere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Tekalavatti?70.1% (Census 2011)