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About Hunshikatti Village

Hunshikatti is one of the larger villages in Sampgaon tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,410, made up of 2,839 males and 2,571 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1587.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hunshikatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hunshikatti village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Sampgaon
Pincode 591112
Area (hectares) 1587.22 hectares
Population 5,410
Male Population 2,839
Female Population 2,571
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hunshikatti compares

By the 2011 count Hunshikatti is the 11th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,515 residents. Its 1587.22 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Hunshikatti

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

How far is Hunshikatti from other places

Hunshikatti lies about 31 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is ldalhond, about 24 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 Hunshikatti
Tehsil headquarters Sampgaon 10 km
Nearest town Bail-Hongal 17 km
Nearest railway station ldalhond 24 km
District headquarters Belgaum 31 km

Villages closest to Hunshikatti

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 Hunshikatti

As per the Census of India 2011, Hunshikatti village had a population of 5,410. That makes it the 11th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,515 residents.

Hunshikatti village has 2,839 males and 2,571 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hunshikatti has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Hunshikatti is 591112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hunshikatti covers 1587.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hunshikatti falls under Sampgaon tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hunshikatti is ldalhond, about 24 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 - 10 km distance for Hunshikatti.

Hunshikatti is about 31 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hunshikatti is in Sampgaon tehsil of Belgaum district. Sampgaon is about 10 km away. Bail-Hongal is about 17 km away. ldalhond is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadrolli (2.0 km), Turamari (2.1 km) and Kuragund (2.5 km).

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

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