# Thekkaru Village, Beltangadi, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/beltangadi/thekkaru/ Village · Beltangadi, Dakshina Kannada # Thekkaru Thekkaru is a village in Beltangadi sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574241**. The 2011 Census counted **3,235 people in 508 households**, the 33rd largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%. - 3,235people (2011) - 508households - 84.2%literacy - 574241PIN code ## Thekkaru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thekkaru is 574241.** Thekkaru falls in Beltangadi sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code574241 - Gram panchayatBarya - Community development blockBeltangadi - Census village code617666 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thekkaru from nearby towns? - Beltangady (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ)56 km by road - Puttur (nearest town)22 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 Thekkaru? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Thekkaru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Uppinangady - ○Degree college10+ km · Belthangady - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Uppenangady - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 24 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 Thekkaru known for? The main crops are **arecanut and rubber**. Products made here include beedi. About 51% of the 657 hectares of village land is sown, and 224 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 Thekkaru Of every 100 households in Thekkaru in 2011, 76 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 26 a car. ■ Thekkaru · ■ Beltangadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **76% Toilet within the home ****92%** **90% No toilet (open defecation) ****7%** **9% Tap water ****14%** **19% Drinking water within premises ****58%** **73% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **83% Use banking services ****57%** **90% Television ****41%** **47% Mobile phone ****58%** **72% Computer with internet ****23%** **2% Two-wheeler ****28%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****26%** **7% None of these assets ****16%** **7% Own their home ****95%** **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 Thekkaru? ■ Thekkaru · ■ Beltangadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.2%** **83.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1066** **1020 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941** **962 Working population ****43.9%** **52.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.5% for men and 77.5% for women. 51% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 115 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (3%) · **■** Household industry 473 (33%) · **■** Other work 626 (44%) · **■** Marginal 158 (11%) 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 Beltangadi - Kadirudyavara3,421 people - Parenky3,411 people - Hosangadi3,366 people - Puduvettu3,343 people - Navooru3,163 people - Puthila3,102 people - Nidle3,025 people - Malavanthige3,022 people [All 79 villages in Beltangadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/beltangadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thekkaru?574241 - How far is Thekkaru from Mangalore?56 km by road - What is the population of Thekkaru?3,235 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thekkaru in?Dakshina Kannada district (Beltangadi sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Thekkaru?84.2% (Census 2011)