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About Hukkeri Village

Hukkeri is a mid sized village in Hukeri tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,108, made up of 587 males and 521 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2388.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hukkeri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hukkeri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Hukeri
Pincode 591309
Area (hectares) 2388.84 hectares
Population 1,108
Male Population 587
Female Population 521
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hukkeri compares

By the 2011 count Hukkeri is the 100th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,792 residents. Its 2388.84 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Hukkeri

Hukkeri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hukkeri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Hukkeri from other places

Hukkeri lies about 43 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Parakanahatti, about 14 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 Hukkeri
Tehsil headquarters Hukeri under 2 km
Nearest railway station Parakanahatti 14 km
District headquarters Belgaum 43 km

Villages closest to Hukkeri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hukkeri village had a population of 1,108. That makes it the 100th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,792 residents.

Hukkeri village has 587 males and 521 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hukkeri has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Hukkeri is 591309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hukkeri covers 2388.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hukkeri falls under Hukeri tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hukkeri is Parakanahatti, about 14 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hukkeri.

Hukkeri is about 43 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hukkeri is in Hukeri tehsil of Belgaum district. Hukeri is about under 2 km away. Parakanahatti is about 14 km away. Belgaum is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jabapur (under 2 km), Madihalli (3.6 km) and Arjunwad (4.6 km).

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

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