By population, Torke ranks #29 of 119 villages in Kumta mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Torke is a village of 1,306 people in 301 households (Census 2011) in Kumta taluk, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, the 29th-largest of 119 villages in Kumta taluk. Literacy is 83%, 7 points above the taluk average of 76% and the sex ratio is 1,009 women per 1,000 men. It lies 59 km from the Uttara Kannada district centre, 26 km from Haldipur, the nearest town, 3 km from Gokarna Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 581344, served by Madangeri post office; the LGD village code is 603423. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Gokarna, 3 km away. The village votes in Sirsi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bhimanna T. Naik. The population is estimated at 1,540 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Torke →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torke · this village | 1,306 | 83% | — |
| Gonehalli · Kumta | 318 | 90% | 0.6 km S |
| Toregazani · Kumta | 214 | 90% | 1.2 km S |
| Hoskeri · Madikeri | 1,525 | 78% | 3 km NW |
| Hoskeri · Kumta | 691 | 64% | 3 km NW |
| Bankikodla · Kumta | 680 | 82% | 3.8 km NW |
| Bijjur · Shirhatti | 1,011 | 65% | 4 km W |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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