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About Huskur Village

Huskur is a mid sized village in Dod Ballapur tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 899, made up of 470 males and 429 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 493.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Huskur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Huskur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Dod Ballapur
Pincode 561204
Area (hectares) 493.65 hectares
Population 899
Male Population 470
Female Population 429
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Huskur compares

By the 2011 count Huskur is the 71st largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 493.65 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Huskur

Huskur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Huskur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Huskur from other places

Huskur lies about 12 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Dodballapur, about 8.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Huskur
Tehsil headquarters Dod Ballapur 6.9 km
Nearest town Doddaballapura 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Dodballapur 8.1 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 12 km

Villages closest to Huskur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dod Ballapur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Huskur

As per the Census of India 2011, Huskur village had a population of 899. That makes it the 71st largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Huskur village has 470 males and 429 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Huskur has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Huskur is 561204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Huskur covers 493.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Huskur falls under Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Huskur is Dodballapur, about 8.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Huskur.

Huskur is about 12 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Huskur is in Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Dod Ballapur is about 6.9 km away. Doddaballapura is about 6.9 km away. Dodballapur is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are K G Kuntanahalli (under 2 km), Kuntanahalli (under 2 km) and Menasi (1.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Huskur today is likely to be higher.

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