About Halekota Village

Halekota is one of the larger villages in Siruguppa tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,723, made up of 3,398 males and 3,325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2694.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Halekota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Halekota village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Bellary
Tehsil	Siruguppa
Pincode	583221
Area (hectares)	2694.7 hectares
Population	6,723
Male Population	3,398
Female Population	3,325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Halekota compares

By the 2011 count Halekota is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,293 residents. Its 2694.7 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Halekota

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

Halekota lies about 48 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Karatagi, 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 Halekota
Nearest town	Tekkalakote	4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Siruguppa	6.5 km
Nearest railway station	Karatagi	23 km
District headquarters	Bellary	48 km

Villages closest to Halekota

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

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Common questions about Halekota

As per the Census of India 2011, Halekota village had a population of 6,723. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,293 residents.

Halekota village has 3,398 males and 3,325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Halekota has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Halekota is 583221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Halekota covers 2694.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Halekota falls under Siruguppa tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Halekota is Karatagi, 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 village for Halekota.

Halekota is about 48 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Halekota is in Siruguppa tehsil of Bellary district. Tekkalakote is about 4.3 km away. Siruguppa is about 6.5 km away. Karatagi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.