# Talkere Village, Turuvekere, Tumkur (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/turuvekere/talkere/ Village · Turuvekere, Tumkur # Talkere Talkere is a village in Turuvekere sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572221**. The 2011 Census counted **2,508 people in 558 households**, the 5th largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%. - 2,508people (2011) - 558households - 77.8%literacy - 572221PIN code ## Talkere PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Talkere is 572221.** Talkere falls in Turuvekere sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka. - PIN code572221 - Gram panchayatTalkere - Community development blockTuruvekere - Census village code612226 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Talkere from nearby towns? - Turuvekere (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Tumkur (district HQ)60 km by road - Turuvekere (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 Talkere? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Talkere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Turuvekere - ○Degree college5–10 km · Turuvekere - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Turuvekere - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 6 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 Talkere known for? The main crops are **coconuts, paddy and arecanut**. Products made here include carpentry. About 84% of the 1,019 hectares of village land is sown, and 265 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 Talkere Of every 100 households in Talkere in 2011, 90 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Talkere · ■ Turuvekere rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **91% Toilet within the home ****20%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **76% Tap water ****91%** **59% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **93% Use banking services ****30%** **48% Television ****52%** **55% Mobile phone ****39%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****23%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****19%** **14% Own their home ****95%** **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 Talkere? ■ Talkere · ■ Turuvekere rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%** **76.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026** **1014 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****945** **930 Working population ****56.9%** **50.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.9% for men and 71.0% for women. 71% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 679 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 249 (17%) · **■** Household industry 24 (2%) · **■** Other work 190 (13%) · **■** Marginal 286 (20%) 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 Turuvekere - Mayasandra3,778 people - Muniyur2,739 people - Benakanakere2,681 people - Turuvekere2,576 people - Kondajji2,477 people - Banasandra2,385 people - Sampigehosahalli2,230 people - Sampige2,154 people [All 243 villages in Turuvekere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/turuvekere/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Talkere?572221 - How far is Talkere from Tumkur?60 km by road - What is the population of Talkere?2,508 (Census 2011) - Which district is Talkere in?Tumkur district (Turuvekere sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Talkere?77.8% (Census 2011)