Tarikere Taluka - Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka

Tarikere is an administrative taluka in the Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Tarikere is the main town for most villages within the taluka. The nearest railway station is situated at Tarikere Junction, while the nearest airport is Mangalore International Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 101.3 km.

The total area of the taluka is 1,221 km², including 1,205.98 km² rural area and 15.02 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 995 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Tarikere Taluka

Tarikere Taluka has a total of 153 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Taluka, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	A.Rangapura	Rural	Belenahalli
2	Amrutapura	Rural	Amruthapura
3	Arekoppa	Unmapped	Not applicable
4	Arsikere	Rural	Bhavikere
5	Attiganalu	Rural	Doranalu
6	Ballavara	Rural	Nandi Battlu
7	Bargenahalli	Rural	Baragenahalli
8	Basavanahalli	Rural	Lakkavalli
9	Basavanahally	Rural	Mudugodu
10	Bavikeri Block	Rural	Bhavikere
11	Belenahalli	Rural	Belenahalli
12	Belibasavanahalli	Rural	Koranahalli
13	Bettadahalli	Rural	Bettadahalli
14	Bettadavarekere	Rural	Koranahalli
15	Bhavikere	Rural	Bhavikere
16	Bommenahalli	Rural	Nerlekere
17	Bukkambudhi Block	Unmapped	Not applicable
18	Byrapura	Rural	Doranalu
19	Chakonahalli	Rural	Bettadahalli
20	Channapura	Rural	Baggavalli
21	Chikkathur	Rural	Siddarahalli
22	Doddakundur	Rural	Kenchikoppa
23	Doranalu	Rural	Doranalu
24	Duglapura	Rural	Siddarahalli
25	Dyamapura	Rural	Doranalu
26	Galihalli	Urban	Not applicable
27	Gangur	Rural	Udeva
28	Ganguru	Rural	Udeva
29	Ganjigere	Rural	Bhavikere
30	Geramaradi	Rural	Doranalu
31	Gollarahalli	Rural	Shyanuboganahalli
32	Gonagilakatte	Rural	Udeva
33	Gonagilakatti	Rural	Udeva
34	Gopala	Rural	Gopala
35	Govindapura	Rural	Siddarahalli
36	Guddadabasavanahalli	Rural	Doranalu
37	Guddadabeeranahalli	Rural	Baragenahalli
38	Guddadamallenahalli	Rural	Nerlekere
39	Gulladahatti	Rural	Malalichannenahalli
40	Gulladamane	Rural	Gulladamane
41	Gundenahalli	Rural	Halasur
42	Gurupura	Rural	Baragenahalli
43	H.Rangapura	Rural	Malalichannenahalli
44	Hadikere	Rural	Hadikere
45	Halasur	Rural	Halasur
46	Haliyuru	Urban	Not applicable
47	Haruvanahalli	Rural	Baragenahalli
48	Hirekathur	Rural	Belenahalli
49	Hirigapura	Rural	Baragenahalli
50	Hosahalli	Rural	Hunasaghatta
51	Hosahalli	Rural	Sunnadahalli
52	Hosur	Rural	Bettadahalli
53	Hulithimmapura	Rural	Lingadahalli
54	Hunasaghatta	Rural	Hunasaghatta
55	Hunasanahalli	Rural	Lakkavalli
56	Hurulihalli	Rural	Belenahalli
57	Indavara	Rural	Doranalu
58	Ittige	Rural	Belenahalli
59	Jannapura	Rural	Koranahalli
60	Jodikodihalli	Rural	Belenahalli
61	K.Chattanahalli	Rural	Koranahalli
62	Kallathipura	Rural	Thigada
63	Kamanadurga	Rural	Kamanadurga
64	Karkuchi	Rural	Karkuchi
65	Kedigehalli	Rural	Begur
66	Kenchapura	Rural	Sunnadahalli
67	Kenchenahalli	Rural	Gulladamane
68	Kenchikoppa	Rural	Kenchikoppa
69	Kerehosahalli	Rural	Bettadahalli
70	Kesarakoppa	Rural	Karkuchi
71	Kodihalli	Rural	Nerlekere
72	Koranahalli	Rural	Koranahalli
73	Kotebasavanahalli	Rural	Koranahalli
74	Kudlur	Rural	Kudlur
75	Kundurkaval	Rural	Kenchikoppa
76	Kuntinamadu	Rural	Nerlekere
77	Lakkavalli	Rural	Lakkavalli
78	Lakkavalli Manna Jungal	Rural	Kenchikoppa
79	Lakkenahalli	Rural	Belenahalli
80	Lakshmisagara	Rural	Chikkanavangala
81	Lingadahalli	Rural	Lingadahalli
82	Lingadahalli (Kaval)	Rural	Lingadahalli
83	Machenahalli	Urban	Not applicable
84	Malalichannenahalli	Rural	Malalichannenahalli
85	Malikoppa	Rural	Kenchikoppa
86	Mallenahalli	Rural	Lingadahalli
87	Mallenahalli	Rural	Hadikere
88	Manchethevaru	Rural	Thigada
89	Mandaravalli	Rural	Kenchikoppa
90	Medihalli	Rural	Hunasaghatta
91	Mirlenahalli	Rural	Amruthapura
92	Muddenahalli	Rural	Hunasaghatta
93	Muddenahalli S.Kaval	Rural	Hunasaghatta
94	Mudenahallikaval	Rural	Hunasaghatta
95	Mudugodu	Rural	Mudugodu
96	Mudugundi	Rural	Hunasaghatta
97	Mundanahalli	Rural	Hunasaghatta
98	Mundre	Rural	Kudlur
99	Nagarajapura	Rural	Hadikere
100	Nagenahalli	Rural	Cheeranahalli
101	Nandi	Rural	Sunnadahalli
102	Nandi Battlu	Rural	Nandi Battlu
103	Narasipura	Rural	Hunasaghatta
104	Nerlekere	Rural	Nerlekere
105	Obalapura	Rural	Nerlekere
106	Perumenahalli	Rural	Belenahalli
107	Pillebeeranahalli	Rural	Kamanadurga
108	Pundanahalli	Rural	Kudlur
109	Rajanahalli	Rural	Koranahalli
110	Ramapura	Rural	Siddarahalli
111	Ramenahalli	Rural	Belenahalli
112	Ranganathapura	Rural	Nandi Battlu
113	Rangapura (Kaval)	Rural	Belenahalli
114	Rangenahalli	Rural	Mudugodu
115	Rushipura	Rural	Hadikere
116	Sahyadripura	Rural	Lingadahalli
117	Sale Borna Halli	Rural	Mudugodu
118	Samatala	Rural	Amruthapura
119	Santedibbadakaval	Rural	Amruthapura
120	Savemardikaval	Rural	Koranahalli
121	Seethapura	Rural	Siddarahalli
122	Seethapura (Kaval)	Rural	Siddarahalli
123	Sevalal Nagar	Rural	Karkuchi
124	Shankaraghatta	Rural	Lingadahalli
125	Shanthipura	Rural	Baragenahalli
126	Shivagange	Rural	Belenahalli
127	Shivapura	Rural	Kudlur
128	Sidakanahalli	Rural	Siddarahalli
129	Siddarahalli	Rural	Siddarahalli
130	Siddarahalli	Rural	Koranahalli
131	Siddarahalli	Rural	Siddarahalli
132	Siddaramapura	Rural	Hunasaghatta
133	Siddlipura	Rural	Gopala
134	Sirehalli	Rural	Nerlekere
135	Sompura	Rural	Halasur
136	Soppinahalli	Rural	Nerlekere
137	Sunnadahalli	Rural	Sunnadahalli
138	Tanigebylu	Rural	Nandi Battlu
139	Tareekere	Urban	Not applicable
140	Thigada	Rural	Thigada
141	Thimmapura	Rural	Belenahalli
142	Thyagadha Bhagi Forest	Rural	Gulladamane
143	Tyagadabagi	Rural	Gulladamane
144	Udeva	Rural	Udeva
145	Uppara Basavanahalli	Urban	Not applicable
146	Upparabeeranahalli	Rural	Lakkavalli
147	V.Chattanahalli	Rural	Sokke
148	Vaddaradibba	Rural	Mudugodu
149	Vittalapura	Rural	Nerlekere
150	Yalugere	Rural	Siddarahalli
151	Yaradahanklu	Rural	Udeva
152	Yerebylu	Rural	Malalichannenahalli
153	Yerehalli	Rural	Hadikere

Population of Tarikere Taluka

As per the Census 2011, Tarikere Taluka has a total population of 2,25,280 people, consisting of 1,12,891 males and 1,12,389 females. There are 53,225 households in the taluka with an average population density of 185 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	2,25,280	1,89,338	35,942
Male Population	1,12,891	94,969	17,922
Female Population	1,12,389	94,369	18,020
Total Households	53,225	44,787	8,438
Population Density	185 / km²	157 / km²	2,393 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the taluka has 1,58,147 literate people and 20,860 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 54,254 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 8,299 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	20,860	17,315	3,545
Literate Population	1,58,147	1,30,883	27,264
Illiterate Population	67,133	58,455	8,678
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	54,254	49,692	4,562
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	8,299	6,855	1,444

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Taluka Overview
Taluka (Hindi)	Tarikere (तरिकेरे)
District	Chikkamagaluru
State / UT	Karnataka
Railway Station	Tarikere Junction
Total Area	1,221 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	995
Total Population (2011)	2,25,280
Density	185/km²
Total Villages	153

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