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About Hulikunta Village

Hulikunta is a mid sized village in Kudligi tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,541, made up of 785 males and 756 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1145.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hulikunta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hulikunta village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bellary
Tehsil Kudligi
Pincode 583218
Area (hectares) 1145.7 hectares
Population 1,541
Male Population 785
Female Population 756
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hulikunta compares

By the 2011 count Hulikunta is the 71st largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents. Its 1145.7 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Hulikunta

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

Hulikunta lies about 59 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Yeshwanthnagar, about 12 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 Hulikunta
Tehsil headquarters Kudligi 10 km
Nearest town Kūdligi 10 km
Nearest railway station Yeshwanthnagar 12 km
District headquarters Bellary 59 km

Villages closest to Hulikunta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hulikunta village had a population of 1,541. That makes it the 71st largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents.

Hulikunta village has 785 males and 756 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hulikunta has about 963 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 963.

The pincode recorded for Hulikunta is 583218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hulikunta covers 1145.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hulikunta falls under Kudligi tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hulikunta is Yeshwanthnagar, about 12 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 village for Hulikunta.

Hulikunta is about 59 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hulikunta is in Kudligi tehsil of Bellary district. Kudligi is about 10 km away. Kūdligi is about 10 km away. Yeshwanthnagar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sivapura (6.0 km), Kodihalli (7.2 km) and Bande Basapura Tanda (10.0 km).

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

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