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About Holalu Village

Holalu is one of the larger villages in Hadagalli tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,823, made up of 4,977 males and 4,846 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3081.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Holalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Holalu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bellary
Tehsil Hadagalli
Pincode 583128
Area (hectares) 3081.62 hectares
Population 9,823
Male Population 4,977
Female Population 4,846
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Holalu compares

By the 2011 count Holalu is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,987 residents. Its 3081.62 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 968.

Getting to Holalu

Holalu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Holalu as Available within 5 - 10 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 Holalu from other places

Holalu lies about 134 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Devaragudda, 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 Holalu
Nearest railway station Devaragudda 24 km
Nearest town Ranebennur 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Hadagalli 31 km
District headquarters Bellary 134 km

Villages closest to Holalu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Holalu village had a population of 9,823. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,987 residents.

Holalu village has 4,977 males and 4,846 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Holalu has about 974 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 968.

The pincode recorded for Holalu is 583128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Holalu covers 3081.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Holalu falls under Hadagalli tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Holalu is Devaragudda, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Holalu.

Holalu is about 134 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Holalu is in Hadagalli tehsil of Bellary district. Devaragudda is about 24 km away. Ranebennur is about 26 km away. Hadagalli is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dombrahalli (4.0 km), Budanur (4.0 km) and Dasanahalli (6.5 km).

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

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