# Tenkayekkar Village, Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka)

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Village · Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada 

# Tenkayekkar

Tenkayekkar is a village in Mangalore sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574509**. The 2011 Census counted **3,445 people in 738 households**, the 20th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%.

- 3,445people (2011)
- 738households
- 86.2%literacy
- 574509PIN code

## Tenkayekkar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Tenkayekkar is 574509.** Tenkayekkar falls in Mangalore sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code574509
- Gram panchayatYekkaru
- Community development blockMangalore
- Census village code617477

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

## How far is Tenkayekkar from nearby towns?

- Mangalore (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Mangalore (district HQ)24 km by road
- Mulki (nearest town)13 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 Tenkayekkar?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Tenkayekkar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Bajpe
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kateel
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mangalore
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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 Tenkayekkar known for?

The main crops are **paddy and coconut**. About 9% of the 641 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Tenkayekkar

Of every 100 households in Tenkayekkar in 2011, 94 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Tenkayekkar · ■ Mangalore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**91%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**9%

Tap water ****13%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**78%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%**

**69%

Use banking services ****98%**

**90%

Television ****71%**

**66%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**6%

None of these assets ****9%**

**8%

Own their home ****95%**

**93%

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 Tenkayekkar?

■ Tenkayekkar · ■ Mangalore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.2%**

**87.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1075**

**1047

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****753**

**933

Working population ****43.7%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 82.2% for women. 55% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 70 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (2%) · **■** Household industry 250 (17%) · **■** Other work 699 (46%) · **■** Marginal 460 (31%)

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 Mangalore

- Kadandale3,760 people
- Mallur3,601 people
- Valpadi3,520 people
- Malavoor3,468 people
- Badagumijaru3,430 people
- Kilpady3,389 people
- Kandavara3,347 people
- Killenjaru3,225 people

[All 74 villages in Mangalore](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/mangalore/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tenkayekkar?574509
- How far is Tenkayekkar from Mangalore?24 km by road
- What is the population of Tenkayekkar?3,445 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tenkayekkar in?Dakshina Kannada district (Mangalore sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Tenkayekkar?86.2% (Census 2011)