Village · Beltangadi, Dakshina Kannada # Thenkakaranduru Thenkakaranduru is a village in Beltangadi sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code 574217. The 2011 Census counted 2,345 people in 478 households, the 48th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%. - 2,345 people (2011) - 478 households - 82.7% literacy - 574217 PIN code ## Thenkakaranduru PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Thenkakaranduru is 574217. Thenkakaranduru falls in Beltangadi sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code 574217 - Gram panchayat Balenja - Community development block Beltangadi - Census village code 617634 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Thenkakaranduru from nearby towns? - Beltangady (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ) 59 km by road - Beltangady (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Thenkakaranduru? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Thenkakaranduru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kokradi - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Belthangady - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Belthangady - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Thenkakaranduru known for? The main crops are rubber. Products made here include cashewnut processing and beedi. About 33% of the 719 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Thenkakaranduru Of every 100 households in Thenkakaranduru in 2011, 82 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Thenkakaranduru · ■ Beltangadi rural average - Electricity for lighting 82% 76% - Toilet within the home 92% 90% - No toilet (open defecation) 8% 9% - Tap water 31% 19% - Drinking water within premises 75% 73% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 15% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 90% 83% - Use banking services 85% 90% - Television 45% 47% - Mobile phone 72% 72% - Computer with internet 1% 2% - Two-wheeler 13% 19% - Car / jeep / van 5% 7% - None of these assets 7% 7% - Own their home 94% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Thenkakaranduru? ■ Thenkakaranduru · ■ Beltangadi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 82.7% 83.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1027 1020 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 856 962 - Working population 52.2% 52.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.2% for men and 76.4% for women. 60% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 88 (7%) · ■ Farm labourers 89 (7%) · ■ Household industry 398 (32%) · ■ Other work 620 (51%) · ■ Marginal 30 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Beltangadi - Moodukodi 2,557 people - Karimanelu 2,463 people - Sonandur 2,439 people - Chibidre 2,372 people - Shibaje 2,343 people - Shirlalu 2,336 people - Venooru 2,317 people - Patrame 2,311 people All 79 villages in Beltangadi ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thenkakaranduru? 574217 - How far is Thenkakaranduru from Mangalore? 59 km by road - What is the population of Thenkakaranduru? 2,345 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thenkakaranduru in? Dakshina Kannada district (Beltangadi sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Thenkakaranduru? 82.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/beltangadi/thenkakaranduru/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.