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About Hidakal Village

Hidakal is one of the larger villages in Raybag tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14,307, made up of 7,216 males and 7,091 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2429.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591235, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hidakal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hidakal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Raybag
Pincode 591235
Area (hectares) 2429.47 hectares
Population 14,307
Male Population 7,216
Female Population 7,091
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hidakal compares

By the 2011 count Hidakal is the 6th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 6,163 residents. Its 2429.47 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Hidakal

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

How far is Hidakal from other places

Hidakal lies about 82 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Raybag, 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 Hidakal
Nearest town Terdāl 12 km
Nearest railway station Raybag 14 km
District headquarters Belgaum 82 km

Villages closest to Hidakal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hidakal village had a population of 14,307. That makes it the 6th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,163 residents.

Hidakal village has 7,216 males and 7,091 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hidakal has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Hidakal is 591235. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hidakal covers 2429.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hidakal falls under Raybag tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

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

Hidakal is about 82 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hidakal is in Raybag tehsil of Belgaum district. Terdāl is about 12 km away. Raybag is about 14 km away. Belgaum is about 82 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mugalkhod (4.5 km), Harugeri (5.7 km) and Bastwad (5.7 km).

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

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