# Thekkatte Village, Kundapura, Udupi (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Kundapura, Udupi 

# Thekkatte

Thekkatte is a village in Kundapura sub-district of Udupi district, Karnataka, PIN code **576231**. The 2011 Census counted **5,590 people in 1,067 households**, the 13th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.7%.

- 5,590people (2011)
- 1,067households
- 83.9%literacy
- 576231PIN code

## Thekkatte PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thekkatte is 576231.** Thekkatte falls in Kundapura sub-district, Udupi district, Karnataka.

- PIN code576231
- Gram panchayatThekkatte
- Community development blockKundapura
- Census village code608730

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

## How far is Thekkatte from nearby towns?

- Kundapura (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Udupi (district HQ)28 km by road
- Kundapur (nearest town)7 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 Thekkatte?

23 services counted by the Census are inside Thekkatte; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Koteshwar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kundapur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)23 h summer · 23 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 Thekkatte known for?

The main crops are **cashew nut and coconut**. Products made here include tiles & bricks. About 74% of the 544 hectares of village land is sown, and 119 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 Thekkatte

Of every 100 households in Thekkatte in 2011, 95 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Thekkatte · ■ Kundapura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**21%

Tap water ****7%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**71%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**76%

Use banking services ****97%**

**92%

Television ****74%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**5%

None of these assets ****3%**

**6%

Own their home ****87%**

**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 Thekkatte?

■ Thekkatte · ■ Kundapura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.9%**

**80.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1067**

**1132

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948**

**961

Working population ****48.6%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 77.6% for women. 61% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 286 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 332 (12%) · **■** Household industry 48 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,474 (54%) · **■** Marginal 577 (21%)

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 Kundapura

- Basrur6,613 people
- Beejadi6,275 people
- Gujjadi6,042 people
- Navunda5,749 people
- Kumbashi5,585 people
- Maravanthe5,265 people
- Byndoor5,245 people
- Kavrady5,224 people

[All 98 villages in Kundapura](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/udupi/kundapura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thekkatte?576231
- How far is Thekkatte from Udupi?28 km by road
- What is the population of Thekkatte?5,590 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thekkatte in?Udupi district (Kundapura sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Thekkatte?83.9% (Census 2011)
