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About Hunnigere Village

Hunnigere is a mid sized village in Bangalore North tehsil, in the district of Bangalore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 644, made up of 332 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hunnigere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hunnigere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore
Tehsil Bangalore North
Pincode 562130
Area (hectares) 272.2 hectares
Population 644
Male Population 332
Female Population 312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hunnigere compares

By the 2011 count Hunnigere is the 120th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,426 residents. Its 272.2 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Hunnigere

Hunnigere is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Hunnigere as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hunnigere from other places

Hunnigere lies about 25 km from Bangalore, and the nearest railway station is Hejjala, about 10 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 Hunnigere
Nearest railway station Hejjala 10 km
Nearest town Māgadi 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Bangalore North 25 km
District headquarters Bangalore 25 km

Villages closest to Hunnigere

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bangalore North 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 Hunnigere

As per the Census of India 2011, Hunnigere village had a population of 644. That makes it the 120th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,426 residents.

Hunnigere village has 332 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hunnigere has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Hunnigere is 562130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hunnigere covers 272.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hunnigere falls under Bangalore North tehsil of Bangalore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hunnigere is Hejjala, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hunnigere.

Hunnigere is about 25 km from Bangalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hunnigere is in Bangalore North tehsil of Bangalore district. Hejjala is about 10 km away. Māgadi is about 16 km away. Bangalore North is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Krishnasagara (6.8 km), Giddenahalli (9.4 km) and Srikantapura Anchepalya (11 km).

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

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