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About Hokrana Village

Hokrana is a large village in Aurad tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,430, made up of 1,787 males and 1,643 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1639.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585326, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hokrana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hokrana village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bidar
Tehsil Aurad
Pincode 585326
Area (hectares) 1639.87 hectares
Population 3,430
Male Population 1,787
Female Population 1,643
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hokrana compares

By the 2011 count Hokrana is the 16th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents. Its 1639.87 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 964.

Getting to Hokrana

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

Hokrana lies about 57 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Kamalnagar, 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 Hokrana
Tehsil headquarters Aurad 18 km
Nearest town Udgīr 22 km
Nearest railway station Kamalnagar 23 km
District headquarters Bidar 57 km

Villages closest to Hokrana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hokrana village had a population of 3,430. That makes it the 16th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents.

Hokrana village has 1,787 males and 1,643 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hokrana has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Hokrana is 585326. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hokrana covers 1639.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hokrana falls under Aurad tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hokrana is Kamalnagar, 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 10+ km distance for Hokrana.

Hokrana is about 57 km from Bidar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hokrana is in Aurad tehsil of Bidar district. Aurad is about 18 km away. Udgīr is about 22 km away. Kamalnagar 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 Kherda (2.2 km), Sawargaon (2.4 km) and Muthkhed (3.3 km).

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

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