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About Hunji Village

Hunji is a mid sized village in Bhalki tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,139, made up of 558 males and 581 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 455.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585413, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hunji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hunji village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bidar
Tehsil Bhalki
Pincode 585413
Area (hectares) 455.59 hectares
Population 1,139
Male Population 558
Female Population 581
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hunji compares

By the 2011 count Hunji is the 79th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents. Its 455.59 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Hunji

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

Hunji lies about 37 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Kalagapura, about 7.4 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 Hunji
Nearest railway station Kalagapura 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhalki 12 km
Nearest town Bhālki 12 km
District headquarters Bidar 37 km

Villages closest to Hunji

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hunji village had a population of 1,139. That makes it the 79th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents.

Hunji village has 558 males and 581 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hunji has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Hunji is 585413. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hunji covers 455.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hunji falls under Bhalki tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hunji is Kalagapura, about 7.4 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 Hunji.

Hunji is about 37 km from Bidar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hunji is in Bhalki tehsil of Bidar district. Kalagapura is about 7.4 km away. Bhalki is about 12 km away. Bhālki 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 Alandi (1.5 km), Hunjialandi (1.5 km) and Hachi Kamath (2.0 km).

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

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