# Tenkabellur Village, Bantval, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/bantval/tenkabellur/ Village · Bantval, Dakshina Kannada # Tenkabellur Tenkabellur is a village in Bantval sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574219**. The 2011 Census counted **1,230 people in 285 households**, the 68th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.8%. - 1,230people (2011) - 285households - 88.0%literacy - 574219PIN code ## Tenkabellur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Tenkabellur is 574219.** Tenkabellur falls in Bantval sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code574219 - Gram panchayatBadaga Bellur - Community development blockBantval - Census village code617555 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Tenkabellur from nearby towns? - Bantval (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ)34 km by road - Bantval (nearest town)10 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 Tenkabellur? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Tenkabellur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Maninalkur - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ammunje - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Ammunje - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mangalore - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Tenkabellur known for? The main crops are **arecanut and cashew nut**. About 57% of the 291 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 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 Tenkabellur Of every 100 households in Tenkabellur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Tenkabellur · ■ Bantval rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **92% Toilet within the home ****94%** **91% No toilet (open defecation) ****6%** **9% Tap water ****36%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****75%** **75% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **83% Use banking services ****73%** **79% Television ****65%** **58% Mobile phone ****78%** **74% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****8%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **6% None of these assets ****7%** **7% Own their home ****96%** **95% 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 Tenkabellur? ■ Tenkabellur · ■ Bantval rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.0%** **85.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1060** **1011 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****839** **942 Working population ****57.0%** **53.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.6% for men and 82.8% for women. 63% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 14 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 114 (16%) · **■** Household industry 255 (36%) · **■** Other work 301 (43%) · **■** Marginal 17 (2%) 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 Bantval - Pilimogru1,708 people - Kodman1,665 people - Karpe1,542 people - Eliyanadugodu1,406 people - Devasyapadur1,160 people - Chelur987 people - Devasyamudur747 people - Budoli740 people [All 72 villages in Bantval](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/bantval/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Tenkabellur?574219 - How far is Tenkabellur from Mangalore?34 km by road - What is the population of Tenkabellur?1,230 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tenkabellur in?Dakshina Kannada district (Bantval sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Tenkabellur?88.0% (Census 2011)