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About Holihosur Village

Holihosur is a large village in Sampgaon tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,379, made up of 2,221 males and 2,158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1589.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Holihosur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Holihosur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Sampgaon
Pincode 591153
Area (hectares) 1589.76 hectares
Population 4,379
Male Population 2,221
Female Population 2,158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Holihosur compares

By the 2011 count Holihosur is the 18th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,515 residents. Its 1589.76 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 981.

Getting to Holihosur

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

How far is Holihosur from other places

Holihosur lies about 29 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Sulebhavi, about 23 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 Holihosur
Tehsil headquarters Sampgaon 6.9 km
Nearest town Bail-Hongal 15 km
Nearest railway station Sulebhavi 23 km
District headquarters Belgaum 29 km

Villages closest to Holihosur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Holihosur village had a population of 4,379. That makes it the 18th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,515 residents.

Holihosur village has 2,221 males and 2,158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Holihosur has about 972 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 981.

The pincode recorded for Holihosur is 591153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Holihosur covers 1589.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Holihosur falls under Sampgaon tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Holihosur is Sulebhavi, about 23 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 <5 km distance for Holihosur.

Holihosur is about 29 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Holihosur is in Sampgaon tehsil of Belgaum district. Sampgaon is about 6.9 km away. Bail-Hongal is about 15 km away. Sulebhavi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuragund (2.1 km), Hunshikatti (3.4 km) and Turamari (3.7 km).

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

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