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About Honnur Village

Honnur is a large village in Yelandur tehsil, in the district of Chamarajanagar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,387, made up of 2,186 males and 2,201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 895.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Honnur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Honnur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chamarajanagar
Tehsil Yelandur
Pincode 571441
Area (hectares) 895.11 hectares
Population 4,387
Male Population 2,186
Female Population 2,201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Honnur compares

By the 2011 count Honnur is the 7th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,618 residents. Its 895.11 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Honnur

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

Honnur lies about 3.0 km from Yelandur, and the nearest railway station is Chamarajanagar, about 16 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 Honnur
Tehsil headquarters Yelandur 3.0 km
Nearest town Kollegāl 15 km
Nearest railway station Chamarajanagar 16 km

Villages closest to Honnur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Honnur village had a population of 4,387. That makes it the 7th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,618 residents.

Honnur village has 2,186 males and 2,201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Honnur has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Honnur is 571441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Honnur covers 895.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Honnur falls under Yelandur tehsil of Chamarajanagar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Honnur is Chamarajanagar, about 16 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 Honnur.

Honnur is about 3.0 km from Yelandur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Honnur is in Yelandur tehsil of Chamarajanagar district. Yelandur is about 3.0 km away. Kollegāl is about 15 km away. Chamarajanagar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Duggahatti (under 2 km), Jodimellahalli (under 2 km) and Avalkandalli (2.6 km).

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

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