About Hunshyal Village

Hunshyal is one of the larger villages in Gokak tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,913, made up of 3,501 males and 3,412 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1273.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hunshyal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hunshyal village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Belgaum
Tehsil	Gokak
Pincode	591233
Area (hectares)	1273.32 hectares
Population	6,913
Male Population	3,501
Female Population	3,412
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hunshyal compares

By the 2011 count Hunshyal is the 18th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents. Its 1273.32 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Hunshyal

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

How far is Hunshyal from other places

Hunshyal lies about 60 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Ghataprabha, about 17 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 Hunshyal
Tehsil headquarters	Gokak	11 km
Nearest railway station	Ghataprabha	17 km
District headquarters	Belgaum	60 km

Villages closest to Hunshyal

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

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Common questions about Hunshyal

As per the Census of India 2011, Hunshyal village had a population of 6,913. That makes it the 18th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents.

Hunshyal village has 3,501 males and 3,412 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hunshyal has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Hunshyal is 591233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hunshyal covers 1273.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hunshyal falls under Gokak tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hunshyal is Ghataprabha, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Hunshyal.

Hunshyal is about 60 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hunshyal is in Gokak tehsil of Belgaum district. Gokak is about 11 km away. Ghataprabha is about 17 km away. Belgaum is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.